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(area controlled by ‘south korea’ in ‘dark green’)
(area claimed by ‘south korea’ in ‘light green’)
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*as of ‘9 NOVEMBER 2023’*
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*officially the Republic of Korea (ROK)*
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*’south korea’ is a ‘sovereign state’ in ‘east asia’, constituting the southern part of the ‘korean peninsula’*
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(highly urbanized at 92%, ‘south koreans’ lead a distinctive urban lifestyle; half of them live in ‘high-rises’ concentrated in the ‘Seoul Capital Area’ with 25 million residents and the world’s 6th leading global city with the 4th largest economy)
(the earliest korean pottery dates to ‘8000 BC’, with 3 kingdoms flourishing in the ‘1st century BC’)
(the name korea is derived from one of them, ‘goguryeo’, also known as koryŏ, which was a powerful empire and one of the great powers in ‘east asia’, ruling ‘northeast china’ and parts of ‘russia’ and ‘inner mongolia’ under ‘gwanggaeto the great’)
(since their unification into ‘later silla’ and ‘balhae’ in the ‘7th century’, ‘korea’ enjoyed over a millennium of relative tranquility under long lasting dynasties with innovations like ‘hangul’, the unique alphabet created by ‘sejong the great’ in ‘1446’, enabling anyone to easily learn to ‘read’ and ‘write’)
(its rich and vibrant culture left 17 ‘UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity’, the third largest in the world, along with 12 ‘World Heritage Sites’)
(‘korea’ was annexed by ‘imperial japan’ in ‘1910’ due to its ‘strategic’ and ‘central’ location, after whose surrender in ‘1945’, it was divided into ‘north’ and ‘south’ korea)
(a ‘north korean’ invasion led to the ‘korean war’ (1950–53))
(‘peace’ has since mostly continued with the two agreeing to work peacefully for reunification and the ‘south’ solidifying peace as a ‘regional power’ with the world’s 10th largest defense budget)
(both korean states were admitted to the ‘united nations’ in ‘1991’)
(south korea’s ‘tiger economy’ soared at an annual average of 10% for over 30 years in a period called the ‘Miracle on the Han River’, rapidly transforming it into a ‘high-income economy’ and the world’s 11th largest economy by ‘1995’)
(a long legacy of ‘openness’ and focus in ‘innovation’ made it successful)
(today, it is the world’s ‘fifth largest exporter’ and ‘seventh largest importer’ with the G20’s largest ‘budget surplus’ and highest ‘credit rating’ of any country in ‘east asia’)
(in ‘1987’, it became a ‘multi-party democracy’ with ‘universal suffrage’ and is today asia’s most advanced democracy with ‘high government transparency’, ‘universal healthcare’, ‘freedom of religion’, and ‘fundamental rights’ protected by the most developed ‘rule of law’ in ‘east asia’)
(high ‘civil liberties’ led to the rise of a globally influential ‘pop culture’ such as ‘k-pop’ and ‘k-drama’, a phenomenon called the ‘korean wave’, known for its distinctive fashionable and trendy style)
(home of the ‘UN Green Climate Fund’ and ‘GGGI’, ‘south korea’ is a leader in ‘low carbon green growth’, committed to helping ‘developing countries’ as a major ‘DAC’ and ‘Paris Club’ contributor and rated highly in ‘peaceful tolerance’ and ‘inclusion of minorities’)
(‘south korea’ is East Asia’s most developed country in the ‘human development index’)
(it has the world’s eighth highest ‘median household income’, the highest in ‘asia’, and its ‘singles’ in particular earn more than all ‘G7 nations’)
(globally, it ranks highly in ‘personal safety’, ‘education’, ‘job security’, ‘ease of doing business’, and ‘healthcare quality’, with the world’s third highest ‘health-adjusted life expectancy’)
(it leads the ‘OECD’ in graduates in ‘science’ and ‘engineering’)
(home of ‘samsung’ (the world’s leading ‘smartphone’ and ‘TV maker’), ‘LG’, and ‘hyundai-kia’)
(‘south korea’ was named the ‘world’s most innovative country’ in the ‘2015 Bloomberg Innovation Index’, ranking first in ‘business R&D intensity’ and ‘patents filed per GDP’)
(it has the world’s fastest ‘internet speed’ and highest ‘smartphone ownership’, ranking first in ‘ICT Development’, ‘e-Government’, and ‘4G LTE coverage’)
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(in 2005, it became the world’s first country to fully transition to ‘high-speed internet’ and start the world’s first ‘mobile TV broadcast’ with 97% of cellphones already having ‘internet access’)
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