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While there are many sources here, it was difficult to tell if they were reliable or not. Some of the information that comes from these sources could be more speculation than fact due to the limited flow of information in and out of the country. For this very reason, it is clear that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a dystopian society that veils itself from the rest of the world, forcing its people to suffer while only a few live the utopian dream.