hermit

North Korea is one of the world's most repressive totalitarian states, with Kim and his family ruling the hermit nation for decades.

It’s another element in Saudi Arabia’s about-face from a hermit kingdom notorious for puritanical laws to a tourist destination that can draw 150 million visitors a year.

Has there ever been a better time to be a hermit?

Conductor Sir Simon Rattle spoke of her as a "flying hermit", always in orbit and only occasionally visiting Earth.

Phone signals and internet access were also not available in the hermit state.