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South Korea

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Country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea.

The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo, also known as Koryŏ, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.

Changdeok Palace, one of the Five Grand Palaces built during the Joseon Dynasty and another UNESCO World Heritage Site

The War Memorial of Korea, built in remembrance of the Korean War (1950–1953)

Between 1962 and 1994, the South Korean economy grew at an average of 10% annually, fueled by annual export growth of 20%, in a period called the Miracle on the Han River.

President Park Chung-hee played a pivotal role in rapidly developing South Korea's economy through export-oriented industrialization.

President Kim Dae-jung, the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for advancing democracy and human rights in South Korea and East Asia and for reconciliation with North Korea, was sometimes called the "Nelson Mandela of Asia."

South Korea became the first non-G7 chair of the G-20 when it hosted the 2010 Seoul summit.

Jeju Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cheonggyecheon river is a modern public recreation space in downtown Seoul.

Separation of powers and the election system of South Korea

Population pyramid of South Korea in 2021

Seoul National University is considered to be the most prestigious university in South Korea.

Development of life expectancy in North Korea and South Korea

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (2007–2016), Ban Ki-moon

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in shake hands inside the Peace House

South Korean president Moon Jae-in meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin

Liancourt Rocks have become an issue known as the Liancourt Rocks dispute.

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joe Biden having lunch on 21 May 2021, on the Oval Office Patio of the White House

ROKN Sejong the Great, a King Sejong the Great -class guided-missile destroyer built by Hyundai Heavy Industries

The South Korean-developed K2 Black Panther, built by Hyundai Rotem

ROKAF FA-50, a supersonic combat aircraft developed by Korea Aerospace Industries

ROKS Dokdo, the lead ship of the, built by Hanjin Heavy Industries

A 3D OLED TV made by Korean LG Display, the world's largest LCD and OLED maker

Albert HUBO, developed by KAIST, can make expressive gestures with its five separate fingers.

A blue and white porcelain peach-shaped water dropper from the Joseon Dynasty in the 18th century

BTS, one of the most successful K-pop groups

Psy became an international sensation with "Gangnam Style" in 2012.

Seoul Sports Complex, Korea's largest integrated sports center

Sajik Baseball Stadium in Busan. Baseball is one of the most popular sports in South Korea.

Taekwondo, a Korean martial art and Olympic sport

Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu.

Köppen climate classification

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One of the most widely used climate classification systems.

Busan, South Korea (Cwa)

Daegu

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City in South Korea.

Reliquary from eighth-century Silla, Daegu National Museum

View of both the city of Daegu, with Jisan-dong and Beommul-dong

View of both the city of Daegu Suseong District, with Gosan Area

Daegu International Future Auto EXPO 2017

Korean Brain Research Center - Advanced Equipment Center

Daegu skyline as seen from KNU's Technopark

Dalgubeol-daejong, a city bell at the Gukchae Bosang Park

A home stadium of the Samsung Lions, one of the most popular sports teams in the city

Kyungpook National University, School of Medicine

Map of the rapid transit of Daegu. The red line is line 1, and the green is line 2.

It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is the third-largest official metropolitan area in the nation with over 2.5 million residents; and the second-largest city after Busan in the Yeongnam region in southeastern Korean Peninsula.

Seoul

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Capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.

According to the Environmental Performance Index 2016, South Korea ranked 173rd out of 180 countries in terms of air quality. More than 50 percent of the populations in South Korea are exposed to dangerous levels of fine dust.

Yeouido, the main financial district of Seoul.

Myeong-dong is one of the most popular destinations in Seoul.

Bukchon Hanok Village, a traditional Seoul village built during the Joseon era

Sungnyemun (commonly known as Namdaemun)

Fireworks at the closing ceremonies of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul

Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace during Joseon Dynasty.

Changdeok Palace, one of the five royal palaces during Joseon Dynasty.

The capital was temporarily relocated to Busan.

Clockwise from top:A column of the U.S. 1st Marine Division's infantry and armor moves through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir

UN landing at Incheon harbor, starting point of the Battle of Incheon

Korean refugees in front of a U.S. M46 Patton tank

U.S. Marines, led by First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, landing at Incheon

F-86 Sabre fighter aircraft

Korean War

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Fought between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953.

Territory often changed hands early in the war, until the front stabilized.

Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans fled south in mid-1950 after the North Korean army invaded.

A U.S. howitzer position near the Kum River, 15 July

Man of the Year, the American soldier on Time magazine cover, 1951

M24 Chaffee light tanks of the US Army's 25th Infantry Division wait for an assault of North Korean T-34-85 tanks at Masan

Crew of an M-24 tank along the Nakdong River front, August 1950

Pershing and Sherman tanks of the 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion at the Pusan Docks, Korea.

General Douglas MacArthur, UN Command CiC (seated), observes the naval shelling of Incheon from USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7), 15 September 1950

Pershing tanks in downtown Seoul during the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950. In the foreground, United Nations troops round up North Korean prisoners-of-war.

US Air Force attacking railroads south of Wonsan on the eastern coast of North Korea

Chinese forces cross the frozen Yalu River.

Three commanders of PVA during the Korean War. From left to right: Chen Geng (1952), Peng Dehuai (1950–1952) and Deng Hua (1952–1953)

Soldiers from the US 2nd Infantry Division in action near the Ch'ongch'on River, 20 November 1950

A column of the US 1st Marine Division move through Chinese lines during their breakout from the Chosin Reservoir.

Map of the UN retreat in the wake of Chinese intervention

B-26 Invaders bomb logistics depots in Wonsan, North Korea, 1951

US Marines move out over rugged mountain terrain while closing with North Korean forces.

British UN troops advance alongside a Centurion tank, March 1951

US M46 Patton tanks, painted with tiger heads thought to demoralize Chinese forces

New Zealand artillery crew in action, 1952

Men from the Royal Australian Regiment, June 1953

Delegates sign the Korean Armistice Agreement in P'anmunjŏm.

A U.S. Army officer confers with South Korean soldiers at Observation Post (OP) Ouellette, viewing northward, in April 2008

Korean War memorials are found in every UN Command Korean War participant country; this one is in Pretoria, South Africa.

A soldier of the Dutch detachment of the UN forces in North Korea prepares to return sniper fire, 1952

To disrupt North Korean communications, USS Missouri (BB-63) fires a salvo from its 16-inch guns at shore targets near Chongjin, North Korea, 21 October 1950

A B-29 Superfortress bomber dropping its bombs

A US Navy Sikorsky HO4S flying near USS Sicily (CVE-118)

A USAF Douglas B-26B Invader of the 452nd Bombardment Wing bombing a target in North Korea, 29 May 1951

Mark 4 bomb, seen on display, transferred to the 9th Bombardment Wing, Heavy

South Korean soldiers walk among the bodies of political prisoners executed near Daejon, July 1950

Civilians killed during a night battle near Yongsan, August 1950

A US Marine guards North Korean prisoners of war aboard an American warship in 1951.

Two Hill 303 survivors after being rescued by US units, 17 August 1950

Bob Hope entertained X Corps in Korea on 26 October 1950.

The Korean Peninsula at night, shown in a 2012 composite photograph from NASA

North Koreans touring the Museum of American War Atrocities in 2009

By September, UN forces were hemmed into a small corner of southeast Korea, near Pusan.

Nakdong River

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The Nakdonggang River or Nakdonggang is the longest river in South Korea, and passes through major cities such as Daegu and Busan.

South Gyeongsang Province

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Province in the southeast of South Korea.

Yeongnamnu in Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province. A pavilion from the Joseon.

Changnyeong Temple at the base of Mount Hwawang

It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan.

Ulsan

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South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants.

Planned industrial development for the Ulsan Industrial Zone 1962.

Twilight view of Taehwa River and downtown area

It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north.

UN soldiers from the 27th US Infantry await North Korean attacks across the Naktong River from positions on the Pusan Perimeter, September 1950.

Battle of Pusan Perimeter

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Large-scale battle between United Nations Command (UN) and North Korean forces lasting from August 4 to September 18, 1950.

A map showing successive North Korean advance. The Pusan Perimeter is the border of the green portion of the peninsula.

An M4 Sherman tank being loaded onto a barge at the port of Oakland, California, prior to shipment to Pusan, 1950.

US aircraft attack a North Korean train with rockets and napalm, 1950.

The main Seoul-Pusan railway and road was integral in bringing supplies to the front

Map of the Pusan Perimeter, August 1950.

Saddle Ridge near Taegu, one of the positions along Pusan Perimeter defended by the UN.

Troops of the 24th Infantry move to the Masan battleground

US Marines sit on a newly captured position overlooking the Naktong River, August 19

US Navy Corpsman treats US Marine casualty from the front line of the battle, August 17.

US artillery near Waegwan fires at North Korean troops attempting to cross the Naktong River

US Air Force post-strike picture of a 3.5 by area near Waegwan, in which 99 bombers dropped 3500, 500lb bombs

Map of the Naktong Defensive line, September 1950.

The Pusan Perimeter on September 15. The blue arrow indicated the Battle of Inchon, which had ended the attack on the perimeter

Bodies of Hill 303 massacre victims gathered near Waegwan, South Korea, many with their hands still bound.

North Korean T-34 tanks destroyed by US Air Force bombs near Waegwan

UN forces, having been repeatedly defeated by the advancing KPA, were forced back to the "Pusan Perimeter", a 140 mi defensive line around an area on the southeastern tip of South Korea that included the port of Busan.