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[[Image:Ks-lgflag.gif|right|thumb|200px|{{Credit|Ks-lgflag.gif}}[[Tegeukgi]], the national flag of South Korea.]] | [[Image:Ks-lgflag.gif|right|thumb|200px|{{Credit|Ks-lgflag.gif}}[[Tegeukgi]], the national flag of South Korea.]] | ||
'''South Korea''', officially the '''Republic of Korea''' or '''ROK''' ([[Korean]]: ''Namhan''; ''Daehan Min-guk''<ref>i.e. 'Great Nation of the People of Korea'</ref>),<ref name="romanization">According to the [[revised romanization of Korean]].</ref> is a constitutional republic comprising the southern part of [[Korea]], which protrudes southward from the Northeastern Asian mainland and lies between the [[Yellow Sea]] and the [[Sea of Japan|Sea of Japan (East Sea)]]. Its [[East Asia|East Asian]] neighbors include [[China]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Japan]], which share strong historical and cultural ties with Korea. The capital of South Korea is [[Seoul]], which is also the world's second largest city and serves as a major technological and financial hub in the region. | '''South Korea''', officially the '''Republic of Korea''' or '''ROK''' ([[Korean]]: ''Namhan''; ''Daehan Min-guk''<ref>i.e. 'Great Nation of the People of Korea'</ref>),<ref name="romanization">According to the [[revised romanization of Korean]].</ref> is a constitutional republic comprising the southern part of [[Korea]], which protrudes southward from the Northeastern Asian mainland and lies between the [[Yellow Sea]] and the [[Sea of Japan|Sea of Japan (East Sea)]]. Its [[East Asia|East Asian]] neighbors include [[China]], [[Taiwan]], and [[Japan]], which share strong historical and cultural ties with Korea. When South Korea was established in 1948 after the end of the Japanese colonial rule, the country was one of the poorest in the world, and the situation was worsened due to the [[Korean War]] from 1950 to 1953. The capital of South Korea is [[Seoul]], which is also the world's second largest city and serves as a major technological and financial hub in the region. South Korea | ||
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Revision as of 11:32, 6 November 2008
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea or ROK (Korean: Namhan; Daehan Min-guk[1]),[2] is a constitutional republic comprising the southern part of Korea, which protrudes southward from the Northeastern Asian mainland and lies between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea). Its East Asian neighbors include China, Taiwan, and Japan, which share strong historical and cultural ties with Korea. When South Korea was established in 1948 after the end of the Japanese colonial rule, the country was one of the poorest in the world, and the situation was worsened due to the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. The capital of South Korea is Seoul, which is also the world's second largest city and serves as a major technological and financial hub in the region. South Korea
Footnotes
- ↑ i.e. 'Great Nation of the People of Korea'
- ↑ According to the revised romanization of Korean.