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Welcome To Korea
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| South Korea, officially
the Republic of Korea (ROK) and often referred to
as Korea, listen is a presidential republic in East
Asia, located in the southern half of the Korean
Peninsula. Also known as the "Land of the Morning
Calm", it is neighbored by China to the west, Japan
to the east and borderld.
Korea is one of the
oldest civilizations in the world, first inhabited
as early as the Lower Paleolithic Following the
unification of the Three Korean Kingdoms under
Silla in 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo
and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end
of the Korean Empire in 1910. After liberation
and division, South Korea was established in 1948
and has since become one of the two full democracies
in Asia. Following the Korean War, the South Korean
economy grew significantly, transforming the country
into a major global economy. South Korea has an
international outlook with memberships in the
United Nations, WTO, OECD and G-20 major economies.
It is also a founding member of APEC and the East
Asia Summit, being a major non-NATO ally of the
United States. South Korea is now working towards
a peaceful reunification with North Korea.
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South
Korea is a developed country and a fast emerging economic
power. It is the second most prosperous major economy
in Asia and a High-income OECD member, classified as an
Advanced economy by the CIA and IMF. South Korea's exponential
economic growth is called the Miracle on the Han River
and earned the distinctive reputation of Asian Tiger in
the world. Today, it is leading the Next Eleven nations
and its economic success is a role model for many developing
countries. South Korea has a high-tech and futuristic
infrastructure, and is a world leader in technologically
advanced goods such as electronics, automobiles, ships,
machinery, petrochemicals and robotics, headed by Samsung,
LG and Hyundai-Kia. It is a global leader in the fields
of education, having the world's highest scientific literacy
and second highest mathematical literacy. Since the 21st
century, South Korea's moders North Korea to the north.
Its capital is Seoul, a major global city with the second
largest metropolitan city population in the worn |
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