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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Great point! Pretty sure the economic toll would be far far greater in the case of Korea... East Germany was fairly modernized in terms of infrastructure, food production and basic necessities. East Germany even had a thriving industry in terms of engineering and electronics, optics, automotive and clock/watch production. What does NK have? They don't really have any exports to speak of, most their arable land (they almost completely rely on food aid) has been destroyed due to flooding caused by poor dam production, their buildings are falling apart and outside of Pyongyang no one even has electricity. It'll be like stepping out of a time machine for the North Koreans and I really wonder if the vast majority of them will be able to cope with such a steep transition when it actually happens.
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I thought that North Korea was fairly poor in terms or farmable lands even before the flooding, I also understood from some books that I read that North Korea has extensive industries based around agricultural equipment and basic consumer products.
But they would still drain the South's economy
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