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Outline of South Korea

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The flag of South Korea
The Emblem of South Korea
An enlargeable map of South Korea

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Korea:

South Korea – densely populated sovereign presidential republic located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.[1] Also known as the "Land of the Morning Calm". It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east and North Korea to the north. South Korea's capital and largest city is Seoul, the world's second largest metropolitan city.

Korea has a history of 5,000 years,[2] with its foundation dating back to 2333 BC by the legendary Dangun. Following the unification of the Three Korean Kingdoms under Silla in AD 668, Korea went through the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until annexed by Japan in 1910.[3] After Japan's defeat in World War II, Korea was divided, and South Korea was established in 1948. It has since developed a successful democracy, maintaining a strong alliance with the United States.

South Korea has the fourth-largest economy in Asia. It had one of the world's fastest growing economies from the 1960s until 1980 and is now considered a developed[4] economy. It is a G20 and OECD member. In response to tension with North Korea, it has developed the world's sixth largest armed forces and has one of the 10-largest defence budgets in the world.

South Korean industries have a strong focus on science and technology.[5] It has an advanced infrastructure[6] and information technology such as electronics, semiconductors, LCD displays, computers, mobile phones and automotive industry led by Chaebol, a kind of family-owned conglomerate. The economy also has a strong focus on engineering, construction, machinery, textiles, petrochemicals, biotechnology and robotics.

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of South Korea

Geography of South Korea

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An enlargeable topographic map of South Korea
Main article: Geography of South Korea

Environment of South Korea

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Main article: Environment of South Korea
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The twenty-two national parks of South Korea.
Land-based parks are in red and marine parks are in blue.
An enlargeable satellite image of South Korea

Natural geographic features of South Korea

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Regions of South Korea

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Main articles: Regions of South Korea and Provinces of South Korea

Administrative divisions of South Korea

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Main article: Administrative divisions of South Korea
Municipalities of South Korea
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Demography of South Korea

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Main article: Demographics of South Korea

Government and politics of South Korea

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Main article: Politics of South Korea

Branches of the government of South Korea

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Main article: Government of South Korea

Executive branch of South Korea

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Yoon Suk Yeol, President of South Korea

Legislative branch of South Korea

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Judicial branch of South Korea

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Main article: Judiciary of South Korea

Foreign relations of South Korea

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Main article: Foreign relations of South Korea

International organization membership

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The Republic of Korea is a member of:[1]

Law in South Korea

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Main article: Law of South Korea

Military of South Korea

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Main article: Republic of Korea Armed Forces

History of South Korea

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Main article: History of South Korea

History of Korea

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Culture of South Korea

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Main article: Culture of South Korea

Architecture of South Korea

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Main articles: Architecture of Korea and Architecture of South Korea
Dabotap

Art in South Korea

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Main article: Korean art
Pansori
mugo
Nongak

Cuisine of South Korea

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Main articles: Korean cuisine and South Korean cuisine
Dosirak
Makgeolli
Hanjeongsik

Cultural icons of Korea

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Fashion in South Korea

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Hanbok
Main article: Fashion in South Korea

Holidays and festivals in South Korea

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Main article: Public holidays in South Korea

Homes in South Korea

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Main article: Housing in South Korea

People of South Korea

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Main articles: Korean people and List of Korean people

Sport in South Korea

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Main article: Sport in South Korea
Taekwondo

Religion in South Korea

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Main article: Religion in South Korea

Economy and infrastructure of South Korea

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Main article: Economy of South Korea

Education in South Korea

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Main article: Education in South Korea

Health in South Korea

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Main article: Health in South Korea

Science and technology in South Korea

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Main article: Science and technology in South Korea

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "South Korea". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ Nahm, Andrew, A History of the Korean People: Korea, Tradition & Transformation. Hollym International Corporation, 1988, ISBN 1-56591-070-2
  3. ^ Korean Culture Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Korea, Republic of Archived 2010-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ ANNOTATED CHRONOLOGY OF KOREA’S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Moo-Young Han, Professor of physics, Duke University / Editor-in-Chief, Society of Korean-American Scholars) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Korea, South Infrastructure, power, and communications, Information about Infrastructure, power, and communications in Korea, South
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Wikimedia Atlas of South Korea

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