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    Introduction


    After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north. During the Korean War (1950-1953), US and other UN forces intervened to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 18 times the level of North Korea. South Korea has maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Chong-il.


    Location


    Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea


    Geographic coordinates


    37 00 N, 127 30 E


    Area


    total: 98,480 sq km land: 98,190 sq km water: 290 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly larger than Indiana


    Land boundaries


    total: 238 km border countries: North Korea 238 km


    Coastline


    2,413 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM; between 3 NM and 12 NM in the Korea Strait continental shelf: not specified contiguous zone: 24 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


    Climate


    temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter


    Terrain


    mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m highest point: Halla-san 1,950 m


    Natural resources


    coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential


    Land use


    arable land: 17.44% permanent crops: 2.05% other: 80.51% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    11,590 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest


    Environment - current issues


    air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    strategic location on Korea Strait


    Population


    48,598,175 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Seoul


    Phone Code


    +82


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