It is widely reported that North Korea has an unofficial ban on the manufacture and sale of condoms as part of a state effort to encourage a higher birth rate, but possession and use are still legal, which is why they are also smuggled there.

According to a report, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has encouraged a higher birth rate in the country. It is claimed that no one wants to make policies against Kim for fear of being killed. North Korea has also banned abortion in an effort to stop the country’s declining birth rate.

Condoms are a sought-after gift in North Korea. Visitors to neighbouring China often bring condoms as gifts for both men and women. Smugglers, meanwhile, profit handsomely by selling them to s*x workers at high prices to prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted dise

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