• It’s a peninsula divided into two countries: North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (the Republic of Korea).
  • South Korea is a country in Eastern Asia occupying the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ... South Korea's terrain is mostly mountainous.
  • Large detailed physical map of South Korea. ... About South Korea. The Facts: Capital: Seoul. Area: 38,750 sq mi (100,363 sq km).
  • In 1993, KIM Young-sam became South Korea's first civilian president following 32 years of military rule. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy.
  • Almost all of South Korea was completely leveled during the war which is hard to imagine if you have seen Korea recently.
  • South Korea. Andrea Matles Savada and William Shaw, editors. South Korea: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1990.
  • From Seoul's glittering nightlife to Seoraksan National Park's vertiginous hikes, South Korea offers the traveler a dazzling range of experiences...
  • South-Korea-Map-120 South-Korea-Flag-120 South Korea, “Land of the Morning Calm.” Seoul stands as the capital of the 2nd largest metropolitan city in the world.
  • South Korea is both Eastern and Western; traditional and cutting-edge. With all its contradictions, this is a place you’ll remember forever.
  • South Korea, or the Republic of Korea, came into existence in 1948. The East Asian country endured years of military rule before embracing high-tech industries.