Friday marks the first time in nearly two years that North Korean officials have set foot in South Korea.

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Traffic problems have escalated at North Farm Industrial Estate in Tunbridge Wells since Marks and Spencer, John Lewis and Asda opened.

BBC: Traffic congestion (generic)

In fact, it was a similarly desperate need for funds that initially drove North Korea to borrow a total of 680 million Deutsche marks and 455 million Swiss francs in syndicated loans from nearly 100 foreign banks in the late 1970s.

WSJ: North Korean Bonds? Now Could Be the Time

For ease of visual comparison, territories are split into 12 geographical regions -- e.g. blue for North America, brown for Northern Africa -- and shading marks out specific countries.

CNN: Mapping out a new world order