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South Korea

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Place nameSouth Korea
Other namesTaehan-min'guk, Tae Han Min'guk, Tae Han, Taehan, Han-guk, Korea, Taehan Min'guk, Korea, South, Republic of Korea, Corée du Sud, République de Corée, Corea del Sur, Südkorea, Zuidkorea, Coréia do Sul, KOR, KR, ISO410, KS00, Koryo, Choson, Silla, Chosen, South Korean
Latitude37
Longitude127.5
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Shares history with Korean Peninsula; was part of Choson kingdom, first founded in 12th cen. BC; dominated by China from 3rd cen. BC; Buddhism arrived 4th cen.; invaded by Mongols 13th cen., by Japanese 16th cen.; divided from North Korea after WW II; official language is Korean (an Altaic language with Chinese loanwords), though English & Chinese are also spoken.