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The Jeju people or Jejuans [a] are an indigenous people of the Jeju Island, distinct from ethnic Koreans of the mainland, which is geographically located in the East China Sea. Administratively, they live in Jeju Province , excluding Chuja Islands , an autonomous self-governing province of South Korea .
The island lies in the Korea Strait, 82.8 km (51.4 mi) south of the nearest point on the Korean Peninsula. [3] The Jeju people are indigenous to the island, and it has been populated by modern humans since the early Neolithic period. The Jeju language is considered critically endangered by UNESCO.
Koreans, the indigenous ethnic group who mostly populate Korea; Korean-native, an adjective referring to things endemic to Korea (e.g., wildlife of Korea) or associated especially with Korean culture (e.g., Korean folk-art) The indigenous portion of Korean vocabulary, i.e. that which is neither Sino-Korean nor other foreign loanwords
In June 2012, South Korea's population reached 50 million [77] and by the end of 2016, South Korea's population has surpassed 51 million people. [78] Since the 2000s, South Korea has been struggling with a low birthrate, leading some researchers to suggest that if current population trends hold, the country's population will shrink to ...
Some key dates in South Korea's history: The Korean War between 1950 and 1953 killed up to three million people [Getty Images] 4th Century BC - Gojoseon (Old Joseon) kingdom in existence on the ...
As of September 2015, according to the Ministry of Government Administration and Home Affairs, the foreign population in South Korea, including migrant workers, increased to 1.8 million, accounting for 3.4% of the total population. [3] In 2022, the percent of foreigners in South Korea has risen to 4.37%, or 2,245,912 people. [2]
The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, South Korea has split on its own path of cultural development away from North Korean culture since the division of Korea in 1949. The ...
Efforts to build an indigenous space launch vehicle have been marred by persistent political pressure from the United States, who had for many decades hindered South Korea's indigenous rocket and missile development programs [250] in fear of their possible connection to clandestine military ballistic missile programs, which Korea many times ...