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Andong City
Cholla-Namdo South Korean Province
Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongsangbuk-do Place
Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the
Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
Hwanseon Gul Cave Natural Cave
Hwaseong Fortress
Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes
Paju Place
Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty
Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple
Seoul City
Yeongpung-gun Place

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Physiographic Data
Highest Point: Halla-san: 1,950 m
Lowest Point: Sea of Japan: 0 m

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Location

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea - The World Factbook

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Particulars for South Korea:
Locale Type Nation

Data
Demonym: Korean
Demonym: South Korean
Corruption Perceptions Index - 2014, Transparency International: 43


History »

An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. In 1910, Tokyo formally annexed the entire Peninsula. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945. After World War II, a democratic-based government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion that was supported by China and the Soviet Union. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea under the PARK Chung-hee regime (1961-79) achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea. In 1993, KIM Young-sam (1993-98) became South Korea's first civilian president following 32 years of military rule. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy. President LEE Myung-bak has pursued a policy of global engagement since taking office in February 2008, highlighted by Seoul's hosting of the G-20 summit in November 2010 and the Nuclear Security Summit in March 2012, as well as securing South Korea nonpermanent membership (2013-14) on the UN Security Council and the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. Serious tensions with North Korea have punctuated inter-Korean relations in recent years, including the North's sinking of the South Korean warship Cheonan in March 2010 and its artillery attack on South Korean soldiers and citizens in November 2010. - The World Factbook

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