North Korea is a country that's riddled with inefficiencies all in the name of making the country appear like a prosperous and powerful nation.

And it's the people that this duty falls on.

From stone polisher's to puddle sweepers, let's take a look at some of the useless jobs that exist in North Korea.

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You're be amazed.

Before we dive into this sack of corruption, let's find out a bit more about why North Korea is so determined to appear powerful to the rest of the world.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, more commonly known as North Korea, couldn't be further from a real democracy if it tried.

A communist dictatorship at heart, the party's ideologies of communism have wreaked havoc on its people for decades.

Collectivized farms have often led to economically mismanaged food shortages and corruption

is rife within the country's elite. So while the poor starve on meager rations, the

Supreme Leader has reportedly suffered ankle fractures because he's gotten too fat of imported cheese.

To maintain control and ensure the country keeps working, the government designates its citizens'

jobs at the age of 16, which are lifelong careers. No promotions, no pay rises, and with no

retirement age, you work until you die. But some of these jobs are

designed purely to make the country look better on the outside, despite the enormous cracks

clearly showing to the rest of the world. So if you're not in the 8.9 million strong military,

which makes up about a third of the total population, what are some of the

most useless jobs you can be forced to do for the rest of your life? First up, street sweepers. With an

average per capita income of just $1,000 a year, most North Koreans are extremely poor. This makes

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