In spite of its supposed international isolation, North Korea does have diplomat representation across the world, with 48 embassies scattered across Asia, Africa, Europe and South America.

There are the usual suspects, who have ties with North Korea dating back to the Cold War and the DPRK’s role in the international anti-imperialist struggle: Cuba, Iran, Syria and China, of course.

But there are also embassies in unlikely places: in a sleepy suburb of West London, for example, or in a luxurious downtown office block in Singapore. Some of these countries, too, run their own embassies in Pyongyang.

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