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North Korea

Hereditary one-party dictatorship

North Korea leans hardest toward Central, Authority and Order.

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The 12 axes, with receipts

Map100% central · all in
LocalCentral

Totally centralised under the Kim dynasty.

Vote100% authority · all in
DemocracyAuthority

Hereditary totalitarian dictatorship.

Freedom100% order · all in
LibertyOrder

No independent media, prison camps, total surveillance.

Borders100% nationalist · all in
GlobalistNationalist

Left the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; deeply isolated.

War100% hawk · all in
DoveHawk

"Military-first" policy and up to ten years of service.

Culture100% assimilationist · all in
MulticulturalAssimilationist

Ethnic nationalism and almost no foreigners.

Property90% shared · all in
SharedPrivate

State ownership of nearly everything.

Economy95% planned · all in
PlannedFree market

Central planning with tolerated grey markets.

Trade100% protectionist · all in
Free tradeProtectionist

Juche self-reliance and minimal trade.

Religion100% secular · all in
SecularReligious

Religion persecuted; the Kim family is quasi-worshipped.

Society90% traditional · all in
ProgressiveTraditional

Strictly controlled traditional society.

Tech65% tech-forward · leaning
Tech-forwardBack-to-nature

Pours resources into nuclear weapons and missiles.

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