Korea

South Korea is an East Asian nation of some 51 million people located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula which borders the East Sea Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. Korea history of the Korean peninsula from prehistoric times to the 1953 armistice ending the Korean War 195053.

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South Korea officially the Republic of Korea ROK is a country in East Asia constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea.

. Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula Jeju Island and several minor islands near the peninsula. The DMZ which runs for about 150 miles 240 km constitutes the 1953 military cease-fire line and roughly follows latitude 38 N the. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of JapanSouth Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands.

Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia. South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone DMZ 25 miles 4 km wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War 195053. 1 day agoSEOUL Oct 30 Reuters - South Koreas President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 153 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul.

1 day agoA mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley killing at least 153 people and injuring 133 others in South Korea. For later developments see North Korea. Archaeological linguistic and legendary sources support the view that the Korean peninsula was settled by Tungusic-speaking peoples who migrated in.

Since 1945 it has been divided between two countries at or near the 38th parallel North Korea the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea and South Korea the Republic of Korea. 1 day agoAt least 146 people were killed and 150 hurt in a chaotic stampede in South Korea after thousands gathered in the night-life area of the capital Seoul to celebrate Halloween. 12 hours agoSEOUL South Korea As morning arrived in Seouls Itaewon neighborhood quiet prevailed at the scene of the tragedy where at least 153 people died on what should have been a night of Halloween.

After emerging from the 1950-53 war with North Korea South Korea emerged as one of the 20th centurys most remarkable economic success stories becoming a developed globally connected high-technology society within decades. In the 1960s GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world.

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