The Korean culture is vibrant in color and steeped in history. Temples and palaces, such as the Gyeongbok Palace, and traditional dresses like the formalhanbok, showcase ancient traditions which you can see at the National Museum of Korea in Seoul. Changdeokgung Palace is also a great place ...
South Korea n (Placename) a republic in NE Asia: established as a republic in 1948; invaded by North Korea and Chinese Communists in 1950 but division remained unchanged at the end of the war (1953); includes over 3000 islands; rapid industrialization. Language: Korean. Religions: Buddhist,...
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In 2023, the birth rate in South Korea lay at 0.72 births per woman. The country has long been struggling with a declining birth rate, first dropping below one birth per woman in 2018. Total fertility rate in South Korea from 1970 to 2023 ...
South Korea is a country in East Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean peninsula. It faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Ko
South Korea - History, Culture, Economy: The following is a treatment of South Korea since the Korean War. For a discussion of the earlier history of the peninsula, see Korea. The First Republic, established in August 1948, adopted a presidential s
South Korea has either the 11th or 12th largest economy in the world, and 3rd or 4th largest in Asia (behind China, Japan and possibly India) depending on the method of calculation used. In the 1950s, South Korea was one of the poorest countries in Asia, but grew rapidly for the next...
After 1945, American policy makers designed two different policies toward Korea: one was the trusteeship propelled by the State Department, the other was the plan of "an executive and administrative governmental agency" designed by the United States Military Government in Korea. In spite of the fac...
After World War II, a democratic government (Republic of Korea, ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a communist-style government was installed in the north (Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN ...
As the “Asian miracle”continues to unfold, perhaps the most intriguing—and least understood—of the region’s fast-growing economies is South Korea. During the four decades following the Korean War, it evolved from one of the most abject states in the region to one of the most vibrant,...