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The Korean Peninsula extends southward from the northeastern
part of the Asian continent between latitudes from 33 to 43 degrees
North, and longitudes from 124 to 131 degrees East. The standard meridian of the peninsula is 135 degrees, 9 hours ahead of GMT. The Amnok and Tuman Rivers border both China and Russia to the north, and Japan lies just across the East Sea. Since 1945, as a result of the Cold War, the peninsula has been divided into two parts: the democratic Republic of Korea, or South Korea, and communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea. |
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The total area of the peninsula is 222,154 square kilometers, similar in size to
that of Britain, New Zealand, or Romania. South Korea occupies 99,392 square kilometers
or 45 percent of the total land mass, and North Korea the remaining 122,762 square kilometers.
Seventy percent of the land is covered with mountains, particularly to the north and east.
Along the southern and western coasts, the mountains descend gradually into broad coastal plains. Most of the rivers have their tributaries in the northern and eastern sides, and flow into the West and South Seas. Concentrated for the most part on the southern coast are more than 3,000 islands of various sizes that provide a scenery that is unparalleled by any other place in the world. |
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Koreans, like many other Asian peoples, are descendants
of Mongolian Tungus stock. However, they differ from their neighbors, the Japanese and Chinese, in that they are
a homogeneous ethnic group with their own language, culture, and customs. Korean people are characterized by their generosity, warmth, and kindness, and are renowned as one of the hardest working people in the world.The following data show main figures of Korea (as of the end of 1993). |
·Population : South Korea - 44 million (North Korea - 25 million)
· Annual growth rate of population: 1.14%
· Average family size : 3.7 persons
· Number of foreign residents : 203,800
Source : Mtero Seoul
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