Even From Space North Korea Looks Like a Dark Blotch of Despair
The North Korean capital, Pyongyang, is the one point of light in the middle of a desolate sea of darkness between South Korea, on the right, and China, on the left, in this recent image taken from the International Space Station. The upside lack of light pollution means that North Koreans must have amazing views of the stars. The downside pretty much everything else.