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A look at North Korea

North Korea is sitting on approximately $6 trillion worth of natural resources: Sources

North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un
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North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un

Adrija Shukla
It comes as little surprise that China is North Korea’s biggest trading partner, but who else does the country trade with? According to The Observatory of Economic Complexity, India ($97.8 mn), Pakistan ($43.1 mn) and Burkina Faso ($32.8 mn) are the top export destinations of North Korea, after China ($2.34 bn). The country is estimated to be among the most militarised on the globe with more than a million active soldiers and an air force counting 944 aircraft. Thus, it is ranked 23rd (of 133 countries) in military spending, which approximately amounts to $7.5 billion per year. According to sources,