Korea refers to South Korea and North Korea together, which were a unified country until 1948. It is situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is populated by a homogeneous ethnic group, the Koreans, who speak a distinct language (Korean) and use the unique script Hangul. Korea was partitioned into two halves following World War II. South Korea is now a capitalist liberal democracy, and sometimes referred to simply as "Korea". North Korea remains a Communist state, of ...

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Korea - Geography Korea - Demographics Korea - Korea in sporting events Korea - Further readings Korea - Special characters

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South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, giving the country an economic boost through increased tourism and greater world recognition. At the time, North_Korea boycotted the event on the grounds that it was not made co-host. A unified Korean team competed under the Unification Flag in 1991 in both the 41st World Table Tennis Championship in Chiba, Japan and in the 6th World Youth Soccer Championship in Lisbon, Portugal. A unified Korean team marched under the Unification Flag in the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer O ...

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Main article: History of Korea Gojoseon, Jin Proto-Three Kingdoms:  Buyeo, Okjeo, Dongye  Samhan, Gaya Three Kingdoms:  Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla Unified Silla, Balhae Later Three Kingdoms Goryeo Joseon Japanese Rule Divided Korea:  N. Korea, S. Korea List of RulersSee also:

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The traditional culture of Korea is shared by South Korea and North Korea, but there are regional differences. The political differences between the north and the south of the peninsula also mean that there is a different focus on specific aspects of Korean culture. Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts. Culture of Korea - Traditional music. The traditional music in Korea is based on the voice. It is thought that the voice is a distinctively Korean voice, reflecting the tem ...

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Culture of Korea - Traditional music Culture of Korea - Traditional dance Culture of Korea - Folk games Culture of Korea - Korean paintings Culture of Korea - Korean crafts Culture of Korea - Ceramics
Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean lifestyle
Culture of Korea - Traditional houses Culture of Korea - Gardens Culture of Korea - Traditional dress Culture of Korea - Essential recipes Culture of Korea - The art of tea Culture of Korea - Festivals of the lunar calendar Culture of Korea - Board and card games
Culture of Korea - World Heritage sites of Korea
Culture of Korea - Jongmyo Shrine Culture of Korea - Changdeokgung Culture of Korea - Bulguksa Culture of Korea - Tripitaka Koreana and Haeinsa Culture of Korea - Hwaseong Culture of Korea - Sites of Gochang Hwasun and Ganghwa Culture of Korea - Gyeongju Area Culture of Korea - Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

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The Anglican Church of Korea is the province of the Anglican Communion in North and South Korea. Founded in 1889 there are at present over 100 parish and mission churches with roughly 50,000 members in the church. Anglican Church of Korea - History. Anglican Church of Korea - Birth of the Anglican Church of Korea. The birth of the Anglican Church of Korea can be traced back to the 1st of November 1889 when Bishop Charles John Corfe was ordained at Westminster Abbey and inaugurat ...

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Anglican Church of Korea - Birth of the Anglican Church of Korea Anglican Church of Korea - Early missionary work Anglican Church of Korea - Japanese Colonial Rule Anglican Church of Korea - First native Bishop Anglican Church of Korea - Recent Expansion

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Administrative divisions of South Korea South Korea is divided into 1 Special City (teukbyeolsi), 6 Metropolitan Cities (gwangyeoksi), and 9 Provinces (do). These are further subdivided into a variety of smaller entities, including cities (si), counties (gun), wards (gu), towns (eup), districts (myeon), neighbourhoods (dong) and villages (ri), as explained below. (Note on translation: although the terms "Special City," "Metropolitan City," "Prov ...

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Subdivisions of South Korea - Korean terms Subdivisions of South Korea - Translation
Subdivisions of South Korea - Teukbyeolsi Special City; 특별시; 特別市 Subdivisions of South Korea - Gwangyeoksi Metropolitan City; 광역시; 廣域市 Subdivisions of South Korea - Do Province; 도; 道 Subdivisions of South Korea - Si City; 시; 市 Subdivisions of South Korea - Gun County; 군; 郡 Subdivisions of South Korea - Gu Ward; 구; 區 Subdivisions of South Korea - Eup Town; 읍; 邑 Subdivisions of South Korea - Myeon District; 면; 面 Subdivisions of South Korea - Dong Neighbourhood; 동; 洞 Subdivisions of South Korea - Ri Village; 리; 里 Subdivisions of South Korea - History Subdivisions of South Korea - Future changes

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The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK; Korean chosŏn'gŭl: 조선로동당; hanja: 朝鮮勞動黨; McCune-Reischauer: Chosŏn Rodong-dang; revised: Joseon Rodong-dang) is the ruling party of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It is also called the Korean Workers' Party (KWP). The WPK has been the ruling party in the DPRK since 1946, and has had only two leaders, Kim Il-sung (1946–1994) and his son, Kim Jong-il (since 1994). The party is widely viewed by foreigner ...

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Workers' Party of Korea - Origins Workers' Party of Korea - Factions in the WPK Workers' Party of Korea - Purge of the Domestic faction Workers' Party of Korea - The August Incident and aftermath Workers' Party of Korea - Sino-Soviet Split and North Korea Workers' Party of Korea - Juche and Kim Il-sung as supreme leader Workers' Party of Korea - The rise of Kim Jong-il
Workers' Party of Korea - Structure Workers' Party of Korea - Symbol Workers' Party of Korea - External link

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Over the past few decades, the world has witnessed the dramatic growth of the Christian faith in South Korea. Almost a third of the population professed to be Christian in the year 2000, and Seoul, the capital, contained eleven of the world's twelve largest Christian congregations. The impact of Christianity on the Korean culture has been considerable, and is partly responsible for a steady decline in the membership and influence of Buddhism, Shamanism and Confucianism, which have traditionally had deep roots in Korean culture. South ...

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Christianity in Korea - Academic sympathy—the Shilhak school Christianity in Korea - Lay leadership Christianity in Korea - Parallels in Korean tradition Christianity in Korea - Use of the Korean alphabet Christianity in Korea - Protestantism and the founding of modern educational institutions Christianity in Korea - Idenfication with Korean nationalism
Christianity in Korea - The impact of Christianity on Korean society
Christianity in Korea - Education and literacy Christianity in Korea - Economic effects Christianity in Korea - Social relationships Christianity in Korea - Minjung theology and the human rights struggle
Christianity in Korea - Summary Christianity in Korea - Looking ahead Christianity in Korea - Sources
Christianity in Korea - Numbered references Christianity in Korea - Bibliography

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Prince Wu of Korea (1912-1945), was the 4th head of Unhyeon Palace and a member of the Imperial family of Korea. He was born the second son of Prince Gang, the fifth son of Emperor Gojong. At the age of five, he was adopted to be the heir of deceased Prince Jun (or Prince Yeongseon, 永宣君李埈 yeong seon gun i jun), the 3rd head of Unhyeon Palace and the only son of the elder brother of Emperor Gojong, Prince Hui (or Prince Heung, 興親王李熹 heung chin wang i hui or Yi Jaemyeon, Prince W ...

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Cinema of Korea - Cinema. North Korean films are the most common films shown in cinemas in North Korea. Cinema of Korea - Animation. A number of well-known animations are produced in North Korea, at SEK Studio. Production costs in North Korea are very low, and the quality of animators is well perceived. Pocahontas and The Lion King are examples of where some of the animation work was subcontracted to SEK (presumably subcontracted, for had it been sourced by Disney directly, they would fa ...

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Cinema of Korea - Cinema. The majority of films played in North Korean cinemas come from North Korea. Most of these films have a strong political connotation and they reflect and reinforce the communist ideology. Cinema of Korea - Animation. A number of well-known animations are produced in North Korea, at SEK Studio. Production costs in North Korea are very low, and the quality of animators is well perceived. Pocahontas and The Lion King are examples of where some of the anima ...

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Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people South Korea - The Korean people. Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Koreans have lived in Manchuria for many centuries, and are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are significant minority pop ...

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Main article: Geography of South Korea Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea (West Sea) and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), and terminated by the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the south. The southern landscape consists of partially forested mountain ranges to the east, separated by deep, narrow valleys. Densely populated and cultivated coastal plains are found in the west and south. About 3,000 islands, most of which are small and uninhabited, lie off the western and southern coasts. The ...

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Cinema of Korea - Breakthrough. Today South Korea is one of the few countries where Hollywood productions do not enjoy a dominant share of the domestic market. Shiri was a film about a North Korean spy preparing a coup in Seoul. The film was the first in Korean history to sell more than 2 million tickets in Seoul alone. This helped Shiri to surpass box office hits such as Titanic, The Matrix and Star Wars. The success of Shiri motivated other Korean fil ...

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Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people South Korea - The Korean people. Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Ancient Korean kingdoms sometimes included parts of Manchuria, and many Koreans moved to Manchuria since the 1800s. Ethnic Koreans are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are the largest minority population in Japa ...

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At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into the Soviet Union-occupied northern half and the United States-occupied southern half, each forming its own government in 1948. In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The United Nations-backed South and the Communist-backed North eventually reached a stalemate and an armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along the demilitarised zone at about the original demarcation line. After the war, the autocratic government of Syngman Rhee was thrown ou ...

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Main articles: Culture of Korea, Contemporary culture of South Korea Korean cultural development is generally divided into periods coinciding with political development: the Three Kingdoms period (57 BC - 668 AD), the Unified Silla dynasty (668-935), the Koryo dynasty (918-1392), the Joseon dynasty (1392-1910), and the modern period (1910-present). South Korea shares its traditional culture with that of North Korea, but the two Koreas have developed distinct contemporary forms of culture since ...

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Main articles: History of Korea and History of South Korea At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into the Soviet Union-occupied northern half and the United States-occupied southern half, each forming its own government in 1948. In June 1950, the Korean War broke out. The United Nations-backed South and the Communist-backed North eventually reached a stalemate and an armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along the demilitarised zone ...

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South Korea, South Korea - History, South Korea - Government and Politics, South Korea - Geography, South Korea - Climate, South Korea - Wildlife, South Korea - Provinces and cities, South Korea - Special City, South Korea - Metropolitan Cities, South Korea - Provinces, South Korea - Economy, South Korea - Chaebol, South Korea - Demographics, South Korea - The Korean people, South Korea - Cities, South Korea - Language, South Korea - Religion, South Korea - Culture, South Korea - Foreign relations, South Korea - Tourism, South Korea - Notes

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Main articles: Demographics of South Korea, Korean people South Korea - The Korean people. Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community. Koreans have lived in Manchuria for many millenia, and are now a recognized minority in China. Koreans are the largest minority population in Japan, and significa ...

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