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South Korea, [c] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), [d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone , with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east.
In the 1970s, Kim Il Sung suggested that in the event of a North Korean takeover of South Korea, "Koryo" (Korean: 고려) could become the Korean name of the country. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In the tourist regions in North Korea and the official meetings between South Korea and North Korea, Namcheuk ( 남측 , 南側 ) and Bukcheuk ( 북측 , 北側 ...
The name Korea is now commonly used in English contexts by both North and South Korea. In South Korea, Korea as a whole is referred to as Hanguk (한국; lit. country of the Han, ). The name references Samhan, referring to the Three Kingdoms of Korea, not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula.
Provides an overview of South Korea, including key dates and facts about this East Asian country.
An enlargeable basic map of South Korea. Pronunciation: / k ə ˈ r iː ə / ⓘ. Korean: Common English country name: South Korea Official English country name: The Republic of Korea
Article 10 of the Local Autonomy Act defines the standards under which a populated area may become a city: an area which is predominantly urbanised and has a population of at least 50,000; a gun which has an urbanised area with a population of at least 50,000; or a gun which has a total population of at least 150,000 and multiple urbanised areas each with a population of at least 20,000. [1]
Most sovereign states have alternative names. Some countries have also undergone name changes for political or other reasons. Some have special names particular to poetic diction or other contexts. This article attempts to give all known alternative names and initialisms for all nations, countries, and sovereign states, in English and any ...
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 – two-letter country codes which are also used to create the ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes and the Internet country code top-level domains. ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 – three-letter country codes which may allow a better visual association between the codes and the country names than the 3166-1 alpha-2 codes.