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1 day ago · South Korea makes up about 45 percent of the peninsula’s land area. The capital is Seoul (Sŏul). After being destroyed by fire in 2008, Seoul's Namdaemun (“Great South Gate”) was restored and reopened in 2013. South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone (DMZ) 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the ...
- North Korea
The longest river of North Korea is the Yalu, in Korean...
- Plant and Animal Life
South Korea - Flora, Fauna, Ecology: The long, hot, humid...
- 2-Min Summary
South Korea is a republic with one legislative house; its...
- Economic and Social Developments
South Korea - Economy, Technology, Education: In the 1950s...
- Settlement Patterns
South Korea - Urbanization, Megacities, Provinces:...
- Farming, Forestry, Fishing
South Korea - Farming, Forestry, Fishing: Less than...
- The Sixth Republic
The winning candidate, Park Geun-Hye, was the daughter of...
- Armed Forces and Security
South Korea - Military, Security, Defense: South Korea...
- Labour and Taxation
South Korea - Labour, Taxation, Economy: Labour unions were...
- Cultural Institutions
South Korea - Cultural Institutions: The National Museum of...
- North Korea
5 days ago · East and Southeast Asia. Page last updated: May 28, 2024. Photos of Korea, South. view 57 photos. Introduction. Background. The first recorded kingdom (Choson) on the Korean Peninsula dates from approximately 2300 B.C. Over the subsequent centuries, three main kingdoms -- Kogoryo, Paekche, and Silla -- were established on the Peninsula.
4 days ago · Tristan da Cunha (/ ˌ t r ɪ s t ən d ə ˈ k uː n (j) ə /), colloquially Tristan, is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa, 2,437 kilometres (1,514 mi) from Saint Helena, 3,949 kilometres (2,454 mi) from Mar del Plata in ...
1 day ago · Reykjavík, Iceland. The capital, Reykjavík (“Bay of Smokes”), is the site of the island’s first farmstead and is a thriving city, handsome in aspect and cosmopolitan in outlook. Other major population centres are Akureyri, on the north-central coast; Hafnarfjördhur, on the southwestern coast; and Selfoss, in the southern lowlands.
1 day ago · Asia ( / ˈeɪʒə / ⓘ AY-zhə, UK also / ˈeɪʃə / AY-shə) is the largest continent [note 1] [10] [11] in the world by both land area and population. [11] It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometers, [note 2] about 30% of Earth 's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area.
1 day ago · Crete ( / kriːt / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete rests about 160 km (99 mi) south of the ...
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3 days ago · Carti Sugtupu, whose inhabitants are all of the Guna Indigenous group, is one of 49 inhabited islands in the area -- all between 50 centimeters (19 inches) and one meter (three feet) above sea level.
