| rdfs:comment | - The Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국, daehanminguk), commonly known as South Korea, is a sovereign nation in the Southern half of the Korean Peninsula, in East Asia. It is bordered by China in the west, North Korea to the north, and Japan to the east. It is a humid continental and humid subtropical climate, and primarily mountainous. Its oceans/seas are the East Sea, the Yellow Sea, and Korea Strait. It covers 99,392 sq km, and has a population of over 50 million. The largest city and capital is Seoul, with ten million, one-fifth of the population.
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| abstract | - The Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국, daehanminguk), commonly known as South Korea, is a sovereign nation in the Southern half of the Korean Peninsula, in East Asia. It is bordered by China in the west, North Korea to the north, and Japan to the east. It is a humid continental and humid subtropical climate, and primarily mountainous. Its oceans/seas are the East Sea, the Yellow Sea, and Korea Strait. It covers 99,392 sq km, and has a population of over 50 million. The largest city and capital is Seoul, with ten million, one-fifth of the population. Korean history begins in Gojoseon, in 2333 BC by the mythical Dan-Gun. After many periods of chaos and disorder, Korea was unified into one dynasty called Joseon, which ended in 1910 at the annexation of Joseon by Japan. After World War II, the Korean Peninsula was split into North and South Korea, the North occupied by the Soviet Union, and the South by the United States. After an invasion of South Korea leading to the Korean War in 1950, South Korea grew significantly economically, far surpassing its Northern neighbor. It has been called the Miracle of Han River. South Korea is a presidential republic with 16 administrative divisions, with a very high standard of living. It is Asia’s fourth largest economy, after China, Japan and India. It is the world’s 12th in terms of purchasing power. The economy is mostly export-related, mostly in the high-tech area. South Korea is a member of the United nations, WTO, OECD and the G-20 major economies, as well as being a founding member of the East Asia Summit and APEC.
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