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News In Brief: Smucker, Horton, GM, S.Korea trade, German economy...10 plants and want to reduce capacity by 20 percent, that does not mean we have to close two plants." S. Korea backpedals on trade talks South Korea's foreign minister Friday ruled out additional negotiations with the United States over a... In this article: J.M. Smucker, General Motors, GM Europe, South Korea, Peanut butter, Lee Myung-bak, United States, Natural gas, and Inflation |
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Telegraph.co.uk - Football | 1 day ago
South Korea team at World Cup 2010
...these two World Cup Finals, his shirt number shifted from 21 to 7, and he played in every match for South Korea. And in October 2008 he captained South Korea for the first time in a friendly match against Uzbekistan. Korea went on to win...
In this article: Park Ji-Sung, World Cup, World Cup, World Cup 2010, Wolf, 2006 World Cup, Champions League, Huh Jung-Moo, and Park Chu-Young
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Obama, S. Korea agree on new approach to North
SEOUL -- With none of the tension presented by a rising China and a willful Japan, President Obama's visit Thursday to South Korea was short, congenial in substance and splendid in form. Ending a sometimes bumpy week-long tour of East...
In this article: Barack Obama, Lee Myung-bak, United States, North Korea, East Asia, North American Free Trade Agreement, Kim Jong Il, and Ron Kirk
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Reuters | 2 days ago
Obama, South Korea's Lee urge North to end provocation
...importance of the free trade agreement between our countries and agreed to work on its progress," Lee said. South Korea insists it will not renegotiate the deal, the biggest trade pact for the United States since the NAFTA accord of...
In this article: Barack Obama, Lee Myung-bak, Seoul, North Korea, Thomson Reuters, Washington, Small business, Plutonium, and NYSE
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S.Korea gives nod for Apple's iPhone; sales to begin soon
...boosted their smartphone line-ups to compete with Apple and Blackberry maker Research In Motion <RIM.TO> <RIMM.O>. In April, South Korea also lifted a rule that forced mobile phones sold locally to use a home-grown platform, opening the...
In this article: Iphone, Apple, Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, Research In Motion, BlackBerry, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola
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AP Online | 4 days ago
SKorea sets greenhouse gas reduction target
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea announced its first greenhouse gas reduction target Tuesday, pledging to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases by 4 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. The announcement came amid...
In this article: Copenhagen, Lee Myung-bak, Kyoto Protocol, Global warming, U.N., Kyoto, Seoul, and Fossil fuel
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Q+A: What is in store for Obama in South Korea?
...trade deal reached about two years ago that has yet to be approved by legislatures in either country. South Korea insists it will not renegotiate the deal estimates said could increase their $83 billion a year in two-way trade by more...
In this article: United States, Lee Myung-bak, Seoul, North Korea, Tax, European Union, and Barack Obama
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S.Korea sets 2020 emissions target at 30 pct below f'cast
...(against 2005 levels)," Woo Ki-jong, secretary-general of the presidential committee on green growth, told Reuters by telephone. South Korea, the OECD's fastest-growing carbon polluter, earlier this month ditched its weakest voluntary...
In this article: Carbon, Copenhagen, and Reuters
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NKorea cargo ship arrives in SKorea after skirmish
...military officer said the fighting left one North Korean crew member dead and three others wounded. South Korea suffered no casualties. South Korea put its troops on high alert to cope with possible North Korean provocations, but has said it...
In this article: North Korea, Seoul, Coal, Korean War, and U.N.
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK) (대한민국, ) and often simply referred to as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul, the second largest metropolitan city in the world and a major global city. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 100,032 square kilometers and has a population of over 48 million, making it the third most densely populated (significantly sized) country in the world (after Bangladesh and Taiwan).
Archaeological findings show that the Korean Peninsula was occupied as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by Dangun. Following the unification of Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD, Korea went through the Goryeo and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when Korea was annexed by Japan. After liberation and division at the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy. A war between the two Koreas ended in an uneasy cease-fire. During a period of military rule, the South Korean economy grew significantly, and the country was transformed into a major economy and a full democracy.
- Name:
- South Korea
- Conventional Long Name:
- Republic of Korea
- Local Name:
- Daehan-minguk
- Capital:
- Seoul
- Language:
- Korean
- Motto:
- Benefir All Mankind
- Government type:
- Presidential republic
- Legislature:
- National Assembly
- Founding Date:
- August 15, 1948
- Formations:
- Government Proclaimed
- Area:
- 100,140
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $1.344 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 32nd
- GDP (nominal):
- $929.124 billion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 36th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 15th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $19,136.
- Time Zone:
- Korea Standard Time
- Currency:
- South Korean won (₩)
- Demonym:
- South Korean, Korean
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- KRW
- Country Calling Code:
- 82
- ccTLD:
- .kr
- Anthem:
- Aegukga (애국가)
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