Editing Pyongyang (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Laika ac Pyongyang (7975203722).jpg|thumb|right|Central Pyongyang with the newly built Changjon Apartment Complex. The [[Ryugyong Hotel]] and [[Okryu Bridge]] are in the background]]
Pyongyang is North Korea's industrial center.<ref name="EBPyongyang"/> Thanks to the abundance of natural resources like [[coal]], [[iron]] and [[limestone]], as well as good land and water transport systems, it was the first industrial city to emerge in North Korea after the Korean War. Light and heavy industries are both present and have developed in parallel. Heavy manufactures include [[cement]], industrial ceramics,<ref name="britannica.com"/> munitions and weapons, but mechanical engineering remains the core industry. Light industries in Pyongyang and its vicinity include [[textiles]], footwear and food, among others.<ref name="britannica.com"/> Special emphasis is put on the production and supply of fresh produce and subsidiary crops in farms on the city's outskirts. Other crops include [[rice]], [[maize|sweetcorn]] and [[soybeans]]. Pyongyang aims to achieve self-sufficiency in meat production. High-density facilities raise pigs, chicken and other livestock.<ref name="EBPyongyang"/>

Until the late 2010s Pyongyang still experienced frequent shortages of electricity.<ref name="IFES1">{{cite web |url=http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM141219_0001 |title=Ten Power Plants on Chongchon River under Construction to Increase Power Supply to Pyongyang |publisher=Institute for Far Eastern Studies |date=19 December 2014 |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143900/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM141219_0001 |archive-date=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> To solve this problem, two power stations – Huichon Power Stations 1 and 2 – were built in [[Chagang Province]] and supply the city through direct transmission lines. A second phase of the power expansion project was launched in January 2013, consisting of a series of small dams along the [[Chongchon River]]. The first two power stations have a maximum generating capacity of 300 megawatts (MW), while the 10 dams to be built under second phase are expected to generate about 120 MW.<ref name="IFES1"/> In addition, the city has several existing or planned [[thermal power station]]s. These include Pyongyang TPS with a capacity of 500 MW, East Pyongyang TPS with a capacity of 50 MW, and Kangdong TPS which is under construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://38north.org/2014/11/cmelvin112514/ |title=Pyongyang's Perpetual Power Problems |work=[[38 North]] |date=25 November 2014 |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-date=19 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319114254/http://38north.org/2014/11/cmelvin112514/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Retail===
[[File:Laika ac Pyongyang Department Store No. 1 (11975506264).jpg|thumb|right|Pyongyang Department Store No. 1]]
Pyongyang is home to several large department stores including the [[Pothonggang Department Store]], [[Pyongyang Department Store No. 1]], Pyongyang Department Store No. 2, Kwangbok Department Store, Ragwon Department Store, Pyongyang Station Department Store, and the Pyongyang Children's Department Store.<ref name="Pyongyang Metro">{{cite web |url=http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/metromaps.html |title=Pyongyang Metro maps |work=pyongyang-metro.com |access-date=17 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026001237/http://www.pyongyang-metro.com/metromaps.html |archive-date=26 October 2017}}</ref>

The city also has Hwanggumbol Shop, a chain of state-owned convenience stores supplying goods at prices cheaper than those in the [[jangmadang]] markets. Hwanggumbol Shops are specifically designed to control North Korea's expanding markets by attracting consumers and guaranteeing the circulation of money in government-operated stores.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM150320_0001 |title=Effort to Prevent Outflow of Capital into Markets |publisher=Institute for Far Eastern Studies |date=20 March 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308213634/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM150320_0001 |archive-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Transportation===
[[File:Tatra tram in Pyongyang.jpg|thumb|left|[[Tatra KT8D5K]] tram]]
Pyongyang is the main transport hub of the country: it has a network of roads, railways and air routes which link it to both foreign and domestic destinations. It is the starting point of inter-regional highways reaching Nampo, Wonsan and Kaesong.<ref name="EBPyongyang"/> [[Pyongyang Station|Pyongyang railway station]] serves the main railway lines, including the [[Pyongui Line]] and the [[Pyongbu Line]]. Regular international rail services to [[Beijing]], the Chinese border city of [[Dandong]] and [[Moscow]] are also available.

A rail journey to Beijing takes about 25&nbsp;hours and 25&nbsp;minutes (K27 from Beijing/K28 from Pyongyang, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays); a journey to Dandong takes about 6 hours (daily); a journey to Moscow takes six days. The city also connects to the [[Eurasian Land Bridge]] via the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]. A [[high-speed rail]] link to Wonsan is planned.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM150326_0001 |title=Outline for Development of Wonsan-Kumgangsan Tourist Region Revealed |publisher=Institute for Far Eastern Studies |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427143855/http://ifes.kyungnam.ac.kr/eng/FRM/FRM_0101V.aspx?code=FRM150326_0001 |archive-date=27 April 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:AIR KORYO P632 TUPOLEV TU204-100 AT PYONGYANG SUNAN AIRPORT DPR KOREA OCT 2012 (8192629125).jpg|thumb|[[Tupolev Tu-204]] of [[Air Koryo]] at [[Pyongyang Sunan International Airport|Sunan International Airport]]]]

The [[Pyongyang Metro|Metro]], [[Pyongyang tram system|tram]] and [[Trolleybuses in Pyongyang|trolleybus systems]] are used mainly by commuters as a primary means of urban transportation.<ref name="EBPyongyang"/> Cycle lanes were introduced on main thoroughfares in July 2015.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11737632/North-Korea-installs-bike-lanes-in-Pyongyang.html |title=North Korea installs bike lanes in Pyongyang |newspaper=Telegraph |date=14 July 2015 |access-date=3 April 2017 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812091548/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11737632/North-Korea-installs-bike-lanes-in-Pyongyang.html |url-status=live }}</ref> There are relatively few [[car]]s in the city. Cars are a symbol of status in the country due to their scarcity as a result of restrictions on import because of international sanctions and domestic regulations.<ref>{{cite web |title=In Kim's North Korea, Cars Are Scarce Symbols of Power, Wealth |date=9 July 2007 |last=Martin |first=Bradley K. |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a31VJVRxcJ1Y |work=Bloomberg |access-date=27 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711092838/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a31VJVRxcJ1Y |archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref> Some roads are also reported to be in poor condition.<ref>{{cite web |last=Fisher |first=Max |title=North Korean Press Bus Takes Wrong Turn, Opening Another Crack in the Hermit Kingdom |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/04/north-korean-press-bus-takes-a-wrong-turn-opening-another-crack-in-the-hermit-kingdom/255955/ |work=The Atlantic |date=16 April 2012 |access-date=11 March 2017 |archive-date=12 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812091548/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/04/north-korean-press-bus-takes-a-wrong-turn-opening-another-crack-in-the-hermit-kingdom/255955/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, by 2018, Pyongyang had begun to experience traffic jams.<ref name="Salmon"/>

State-owned [[Air Koryo]] has scheduled international flights from [[Pyongyang Sunan International Airport]] to Beijing ([[Beijing Capital International Airport|PEK]]), [[Shenyang]] ([[Shenyang Taoxian International Airport|SHE]]), [[Vladivostok]] ([[Vladivostok Airport|VVO]]), [[Shanghai]] ([[Pudong International Airport|PVG]]) and [[Dandong]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nknews.org/2016/12/air-koryo-opens-new-office-selling-tickets-for-third-country-travel/ |title=Air Koryo opens new office selling tickets for third country travel |date=7 December 2016 |website=[[NK News]] |access-date=30 September 2018 |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816140919/https://www.nknews.org/2016/12/air-koryo-opens-new-office-selling-tickets-for-third-country-travel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The only domestic destinations are [[Hamhung]],
[[Wonsan]], [[Chongjin]], [[Hyesan]] and [[Samjiyon]]. Since 31 March 2008, [[Air China]] launched a regular service between Beijing and Pyongyang,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://log.newsapi.sina.cn/wapcms/html/?said=t134d47151v76&sd=mil |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415201308/http://log.newsapi.sina.cn/wapcms/html/?said=t134d47151v76&sd=mil |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2017 |script-title=zh:国航开通北京至平壤航线(组图)- 手机新浪网 |work=sina.cn |date=15 April 2017 |access-date=30 September 2018}}</ref> although Air China's flights are often canceled due to lack of passengers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.sina.cn/2017-04-14/detail-ifyeimqc3767911.d.html?from=wap&HTTPS=1 |script-title=zh:国航17日起暂停平壤航线 _手机新浪网 |work=sina.cn |date=14 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415201412/https://news.sina.cn/2017-04-14/detail-ifyeimqc3767911.d.html?from=wap&HTTPS=1 |archive-date=15 April 2017}}</ref>