According to Lankov and Kim’s “North Korean Market Vendors: The Rise of Grassroots Capitalists in a Post-Stalinist Society” there is an electrified perimeter fence surrounding North Korea’s first “special economic zone,” Rajin Songbon.
I have spent a lot of time looking at this area on Google Earth, but never seen the electrified fence. Last night, however, I found it. Before reading Lankov’s article, I thought it was a highway, or highway construction, on account of its approximate 35 mile/56 km length (as calculated using the Google Earth ruler). The image of the perimeter (shown below) will be added, along with a few other new locations, to the next version of North Korea Uncovered (due in early August).
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And in case you missed it, Lankov’s article mentions North Korea’s largest market in Pyongsong. Satellite imagery of this location is below.
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