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20 Facts About North Korea You Didn't Know!

If you want to know about the most closed country in the world, then check out our article about 20 facts about North Korea that you didn't know.

15. It has its own time zone

Since 2015, the North Korea now has its own time zone, the so-called Pyongyang Time (in Portuguese Pyongyang Time), which takes its name from the North Korean capital. It currently clocks a time that is 30 minutes behind South Korea and Japan.

Since 2015, North Korea has had its own time zone, called Pyongyang Time, which sets a time that is 30 minutes behind that of South Korea and Japan.

The new time zone came into effect on August 15, 2015, the date celebrating the 70th anniversary of Korean liberation from Japanese rule at the end of World War II. An interesting detail of facts about North Korea that you didn't know is that Pyongyang Time was already used before Japanese rule. So, nothing fairer than going back to what it was, right?

About the author / Priscilla de Cassia

Graduated in business administration and tax auditor, she has been a freelance writer since 2016 to cultivate her hobby for writing and to earn extra income. Currently, he writes about financial life, credit cards, air miles and travel, as well as curiosities in general.

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