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2 days ago · 2017 Jenny Kim: Miss Asia Pacific International: 3 1969 Seo Won-kyoung 1995 Yoon Mi-jung 2002 Kim So-yoon World Miss University: 3 1987 Choi Yeon-hee 1997 Jang Ji-hoon 2009 Cho Eun-ju: Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 1 2010 Ha Hyun-jung Miss Cosmopolitan World: 1 2018 Lim So-yeon Miss Friendship International 1 2010 Ha Go-wun
4 days ago · 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 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War (1950–53).
2 days ago · As of May 2015, the current version of the English Wikipedia article / template / redirect text was about 51 GB uncompressed in XML format. The size of the article text in the English Wikipedia, measured in gigabytes (compressed), grew steadily from 1 GB in 2006 to 9 GB in 2013 to 11.5 GB in 2015 as shown in the chart.
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1 day ago · The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, the economy was worth ₩2.24 quadrillion (US$1.72 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 14th largest in the world as of 2024. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped nation to a developed, high-income country in a few generations. This economic growth ...
- 1 January – 31 December
- South Korean won (KRW, ₩)
- 51,628,117 (2022)
5 days ago · Busan, metropolitan city and port, South Korea, located at the southeast tip of the Korean peninsula. It is bordered to the north and west by South Gyeongsang province ( do ); to the south and east lies the Korea Strait. During the Goryeo dynasty (935–1392) it was named Pusanp’o (Korean pu meaning “kettle” and san meaning “mountain ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · P'yŏngyang, North Korea. The ancient capital of the legendary Dangun dynasty (2333 bce) was located on the site where, according to legend, Pyongyang was founded in 1122 bce. The city’s history began in 108 bce with the establishment of a Chinese trading colony near Pyongyang, and the city was subsequently fortified.
4 days ago · 51,748,543. According to current projections, South Korea is expected to hit its peak population of 51.35 million people by 2024. South Korea’s population growth rate has slowed significantly, decreasing from 0.1% to 0.09% from 2019 to 2020. South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world of 0.92, meaning that, on average, women are ...
