North Korea has state atheism and public religion is actively discouraged.[3] See also: Militant atheism
In the late 1990s and the 2000s it was estimated that North Korea is mostly atheist/agnostic (The religious life that exists is dominated by the religious traditions of Korean shamanism and Chondoism).[4][5][6]
In 2013, The Atlantic reported:
“ | “North Koreans’ main hobby is probably drinking,” says Simon Cockerell, who has visited the country more than 100 times in his capacity as a tourguide for Koryo Tours, which leads trips to the DPRK for foreigners.
“North Korean people tend to drink more and [drink] stronger liquor,” said Leonid A. Petrov, a North Korea expert at Australia National University, who cites the “lower temperatures in winter and bleak lifestyle” as reasons.[7] |
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