1. If North Korea's capital was a US city, it would be the 4th most populous

2. North Korea has a 100% literacy rate

3. There are 28 state approved haircuts

4. Kim Jong-il's annual cognac expense was 800 times the average North Korean's annual income

5. Additionally, he reportedly owned 20,000 video tapes. That's about 137 years of movies

6. North Korea scored a goal against Brazil in the 2010 World Cup

7. North Korea is about the same size as Pennsylvania

8. However, less than 20% of its land is arable. That's about the size of New Jersey

9. N Koreans born after the Korean War are about 2 inches shorter than South Koreans on average

10. North Korea has one of the fourth largest standing army in the world

11. The total amount of people available for military service in North Korea is approximately equal to the population of Senegal

12. Meanwhile, only 2.83% of the roads in North Korea are paved

13. The roads altogether could circle Mercury 1.5 times, but the paved roads would only cover the distance between New York and Cleveland

14. 6 million North Koreans are in need of food and 33% of children are chronically malnourished

15. The North Korean GDP is only half of the richest man in the world's net worth

16. Qatar's GDP per capita is 57 times the North Korean GDP per capita

17. North Korea is the most corrupt country in the world — tied with Afghanistan and Somalia

Everyone's heard about North Korea, the hermit kingdom that hangs off the southeast corner of China.Condoleezza Rice called it an "outpost of tyranny". George W Bush said it was one-third of the "axis of evil". And now James Franco and Seth Rogen are releasing a comedy about it, much to Pyongyang's disapproval.Despite all of that, we really don't know that much about North Korea. But what we do know is rather mindblowing.The population of Pyongyang is 2.843 million. The 4th most populous state is Houston, Texas. Its population is 2.195 million.The CIA defines literacy as "age 15 and over can read and write". According to that definition, the literacy rate is 100%.According to Time, "Women are allowed to choose one of the 14 styles; married women are instructed to keep their tresses short, while the single ladies are allowed let loose with longer, curlier locks." Men are "prohibited from growing their hair longer than 5 cm — less than 2 inches — while older men can get away with up to 7cm (3 inches)".Kim Jong-il, father of current leader Kim Jong-un, reportedly spent £700,000 on Hennessy per year. Thats roughly $1,200,000. The average North Korean income is estimated to be between $1000-2000 per year. We used $1,500 in our calculation.Kim Jong-il was a "film buff" who reportedly owned 20,000 video tapes. His favorite are reported to have been Rambo, Friday the 13th, Godzilla and “The Eternal Bosom of Hot Love". To simplify, we said that movies are on average 90 minutes long. That means that 20,000 tapes is about 137 years of movies.But they ultimately lost 2-1.Pennsylvania is 46,055.24 square miles, which is 119,283 square km. North Korea is 120,538 square km.19.08% of North Koreas land is arable. Thats about 8879.83 square miles. New Jersey is 8722.58 square miles. You can see the size comparison of New Jersey to Pennsylvania to the right.This height difference is attributed to the fact that 6 million North Koreans are in need of food, and one-third of children are chronically malnourished.It is estimated that the North Korean army has approximately 1.190 million men in their army. The United States has approximately 1.369 million.There are 6.515 million males available for military service and 6.418 million females available. Collectively, thats 12.933 million. The population of Senegal is 13.3 million.There are a total of 25,554 km of roads in North Korea, but only 724km are paved.The total roads are 25,554 km. The circumference of Mercury is 15,329km. The distance between Cleveland and New York is 463 miles. There are 724km of paved roads in North Korea, which is approximately 450 miles.The CIA report states that 23.4% of North Koreas GDP is composed of agriculture. This includes rice, corn, potatoes, soybeans, pulses, cattle, pigs, pork, and eggs. However, 6 million people are in need of food according to the World Food Programme.The richest man in the world is Carlos Slim Helú. His net worth is $79.9 billion. North Koreas GDP is estimated to be $40 billion.Qatars GDP per capita is $102,100. This is the highest GDP per capita. North Koreas GDP per capita is $1,800.The Corruption Perceptions Index is released annually. In 2013 North Korea, Somalia, and Afghanistan were named the most corrupt nations. A score between 0 (highly corrupt) and 100 (very clean) is given to 177 countries and territories. North Korea scored an 8.