Pyongyang

Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as "North Korea". With a metropolitan population of 3 million people, Pyongyang is a city of ancient origin dating back to 1 millenia BC and was a capital city of the ancient Korean kingdom of Goguryeo.

The city was destroyed by American bombing during the Korean War and was subsequently rebuilt in a soviet era design in the 1950s and 1960s, setting out the core of the contemporary city. Although it frequently suffers power shortages, Pyongyang has traditionally enjoyed a higher level of development and standard of living than the rest of North Korea, hosting the most politically loyal and vital groups to the regime. Since 2013 the city has undergone a construction boom which has oversaw the construction of many new projects, such as Science Street and mumerous other developments.