south korea

     

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (or ROK) an often referred to as Korea (Korean: 대한민국, IPA: [tɛː.han.min.ɡuk̚], Hanja: 大韓民國), listen (help·info)) is a presidential republic in East Asia, occupying the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. Also known as the "Land of the Morning Calm", it is bordered by China to the west, Japan to the east and North Korea to the north, with which it was united until 1945. Its capital and largest city is Seoul, the world's second largest metropolitan city.

Trivia about south korea

  • Yonsei University in Seoul is this country's oldest university
  • Flag of this Asian nation, with symbol resembling the yin-yang, will fly at '88 Olympics there
  • A 1998 strike centered at Ulsan in this country saved about 1,300 Hyundai jobs
  • This Asian country borders only one country, across a demilitarized zone
  • In Asia:President Kim Dae Jung
  • This country's Park Ju-sun lost his job in connection with the believed government cover-up of "Furgate"
  • The latest reunification possibilities are dissected in this nation's Chosun Ilbo & Joongang Ilbo
  • Ban Ki-moon
  • Syngman Rhee
  • At the 2010 Vancouver games, Kim Yu-Na of this country skated away with gold & a world record in the long program
  • Cheju,South Kyongsang,Kangwon
  • In December 1995 2 of this country's former presidents, Chun Doo Hwan & Roh Tae Woo, were indicted
  • (Alex on location) I'm at Namdaemun, a gate that is national treasure No. 1 of this country that was host of the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Roh Moo-hyun is its president
  • In June 1998 forces of this nation seized a spy submarine that had strayed into its waters
  • This Northeast Asian country came into being in 1948 & 2 years later the U.S. helped fight for its survival
  • Pusan
  • Lee Myung-Bak is its head of state; he makes the news a bit less often than his counterpart to the north
  • After 62 years the U.S. is scheduled to relinquish wartime control of this nation's military
  • This country's first president, Syngman Rhee, fled the country in 1960 & died in 1965 in exile in Hawaii
  • Daegu Polytechnic College & the Catholic University of Pusan are 2 colleges in this country
  • In June 2010 this Asian country failed for the second time in 2 attempts to launch a satellite
  • Democracy activist Kim Dae-Jung, this nation's 8th pres., was the 1st to take power in transition fron the ruling party
  • The president of this Asian country won the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize
  • It's the peninsular nation whose flag is seen here
  • The flag of this nation seen here has flown since 1882; the flag of its neighbor to the north, since 1948
  • Its city of Pusan has an average of 54 inches of precipitation a year
  • It turned out that Hwang Woo Suk, a scientist from this country, had not managed to clone human embryos as he said
  • One hour from Yangyang Airport, ski near the DMZ at this country's YongPyong Resort
  • Pusan is this country's second-largest city & main seaport
  • China,Japan,South Korea
  • Hodori the Tiger was the mascot of the 1988 Olympic Games at Seoul in this country

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