North Korea

North Korea was born immediately after WWII as a client state of the Soviet Union. Its communist government, though, unlike the USSR, is still alive and well.

The land is inhospitable and difficult to farm. Recently, North Korea required assistance from the international community to help stop a famine among it citizens.

Although North and South Korea have officially been at war since 1950, the active conflict known as the Korean War lasted from 1950 to 1953. The war has seen little fighting in the last few decades, with the two sides divided by the DMZ.

North Korea has little in the way of industries, as it does not participate much in international trade; its major industry is military goods, and the country has recently come under political fire from the international community as a result of it rising nuclear program. Though the Koreans are believed to have nuclear capabilities at this time, it is unknown whether they would use them against the South.