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Korea Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Korea

  • Snowy mountains in Korea

South Korea is located at the south end of the Korean Peninsula, between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. Separated from Japan by the Korea Strait and demarcated from the state of North Korea by Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), South Korea's terrain is a mix of flat lowlands and forested mountains. The coasts of South Korea are rocky and jagged, with thousands of islands (mostly inhabitable) scattered off the coastline.


History and Government of Korea


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Recommended Reading

  • The Calligrapher's Daughter - Eugenia Kim
  • Everlasting Empire - Yi In-hwa
  • Peace Under Heaven - Chae Man-Sik
  • Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea - Barbara Demick
  • To the Last Round - Andrew Salmon

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Korea at a glance

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  • Seoul
  • 48.6 million
  • Korean
  • KRW
  • (GMT+09:00) Seoul
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