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South Korea
Country in East Asia
"Republic of Korea" redirects here. For the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, see North Korea. For the 1919–1945 government in exile that used the same name, see Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
Republic of Korea 대한민국 (Korean) | |
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| Anthem: 애국가 Aegukga "The Patriotic Song" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Seoul 37°33′N126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E / 37.550; 126.967 |
| Administrative center | Sejong City[a] 36°29′13″N127°16′56″E / 36.487002°N 127.282234°E / 36.487002; 127.282234 |
| Official languages | Korean (Pyojuneo) Korean Sign Language[1] |
| Official script | Hangul |
| Ethnic groups (2019)[2] | |
| Religion (2024)[3] | |
| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary presidential republic |
• President | Yoon Suk Yeol (Powers & duties suspended) Choi Sang-mok (acting) |
• Prime Minister | Han Duck-soo (Powers & duties suspende
The Beginnings of the Country’s History
Korea Information - History(Prehistoric Times - Gojoseon) The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative historic sites associated with the Paleolithic Age, when people made tools of animal horns and chipped stone tools, include the Komun Moru ruins in Sangwon, Pyeongannam-do, the Jeongok-ri Site in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do, the Seokjang-ri Prehistory Site in Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, and the Durubong Cave Site in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. The early inhabitants of the peninsula survived by hunting animals and collecting edible plants in groups. The history of the Korean nation began in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula when people started settling there 700,000 years ago. Representative historic sites associated with the Paleolithic Age, when people made tools of animal horns and chipped stone tools, include the Komun Moru ruins in Sangwon, Pyeongannam-do, the Jeongok-ri Site in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do, the Seokjang
HISTORY OF KOREAAround A.D. 668, several competing kingdoms were unified into a single dominion on the Korean Peninsula. Successive regimes maintained Korean political and cultural independence for more than a thousand years; the last of these ruling kingdoms would be the Choson Dynasty (1392-1910). After surviving invasions by Japan at the end of the 16th century and the Manchus of East Asia in the early 17th, Korea chose to limit its contact with the outside world. A 250-year-long period of peace followed, with few Koreans traveling outside their isolated country. This began to change in the late 19th century, when Western powers like Britain, France and the United States made efforts to open trade and diplomatic relations with Korea, with little success. COLONIAL PERIODAt the outset of the 20th century, Japan, China and Russia vied for control over the Korean Peninsula. Japan emerged the victor, occupying the peninsula in 1905, at the conclusion of the Russo-Japanese War and formally annexing it five years later. Over 35 years of colonial rule, Korea became an industr Copyright ©icythaw.pages.dev 2025 |