South Korea
South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea, country in
northeastern Asia that occupies the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula.
South Korea is bounded on the north by North Korea; on the east by the Sea of
Japan; on the southeast and south by the Korea Strait, which separates it from
Japan; and on the west by the Yellow Sea. It has a total area of about 38,023 sq.
mi., including numerous offshore islands in the south and west, the largest of
which is Cheju (area, 1829 sq. km/706 sq. mi.). The state of South Korea was
established in 1948 following the post-World War II partitioning of the
peninsula between the occupying forces of the United States in the south and the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the north. The capital and largest
city of South Korea is Seoul.
In contrast to North Korea, South Korea is relatively poor in mineral
resources. The principal resources are coal (mostly anthracite), iron ore, and
graphite. Other minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, tungsten, zinc, and
uranium. Reserves of natural gas have been discovered offshore. These minute
resources are not as depended upon by the people of South Korea as in the North.
The north is heavy in mining these resources because they have a large surplus
of them, and the north is not; they have moved on and found other economical
niches.
The population of South Korea (1995 estimate) is about 45,182,000 people.
The country's estimated population density of 1188 per sq mi is one of the
highest in the world. The majority of the population lives in the southern and
western coastal areas. The annual rate of increase has dropped steadily from
more than 3 percent in the late 1950s to 0.8 percent in the mid-1990s.
Urbanization of the country has proceeded rapidly since the 1960s, with
substantial rural to urban migration; approximately 78 percent of the population
is now classified as urban. Since the establishment of North Korea, some 4
million immigrants have crossed the border to South Korea. This increase has
been partly offset by emigration from South Korea, especially to Japan and the
United States.
The country's chief industrial center is Seoul (population, 1990,
10,612,577). Other major cities include Pusan (3,798,113), the principal
seaport; Taegu (2,229,...
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1994). The Bank of Korea is the bank of issue.
Foreign Trade
Following the disruption of trade during the Korean War (1950-1953) and
its aftermath, exports increased at the remarkable annual rate of 27.2 percent
from 1965 to 1980 and 14.7 percent from 1980 to 1988. Major imports include
industrial machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemical products,
transportation equipment, raw materials (such as wood and raw cotton), and
electronic components. Exports include electrical machinery, fabrics,
telecommunication and sound equipment, electronic microcircuits, clothing, ships,
automobiles, chemicals, office machines, and footwear. Annual imports in the
early 1990s were valued at $83.8 billion and exports were worth $82.2 billion.
Principal trading partners for exports were the United States, Japan, Hong Kong,
Germany, Singapore, Great Britain, Canada, and Australia; chief partners for
imports were Japan, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and
Indonesia.
To sum this up, South Korea is a very industrial, high-export country.
It has many people, so they can have huge factories and be very productive.
From 100 CE to 600 CE the Chinese had many cultural and political life changes and continuities. A political change was in the end of the Classical Chinese period when the Han Dynasty fell. A cultural change during 100 CE to 600 CE was the paper invention that led to passing down cultural rituals. Not only were there changes but there was also continuities in the Chinese political and cultural life. An example of a cultural continuity is the increasing power of Buddhism. A political continuity is the ruler of the Chinese wanting the people to be protected with for instance The Great Wall of China.
The communist countries only recognized North Korea as Korea and decided just to forget about the south. The reason for this is because of the split, the South of Korea had become allies with the United States. Some part of Il Sung and the people who agreed with his ostensible ways still wanted South Korea to come forth in the communist era. (Lywellyn.) Not mainly because they regretted the split, part of the reason, but Il Sung wanted more people to be in control over. He thought that the U.S was just controlling South Korea, and he couldn’t get them back. So this led to his reasoning in wanting to invade South Korea and bring...
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...t in his hand, as though dazed,” (Tolkien 270-271). He thought that by giving away Thorin’s property, he would get his profit and be able to go home, but it thoroughly backfired, and was a bad decision.
Professor’s Comment: This student was very wise not to summarize Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The student’s primary intention was to describe the ethical themes that can be found in the book. The first part of this essay describes Tolkien's view on the nature of good and evil, while the second part deals with his ethics of individuals. Excellent work!
Korea had been united as one country for many years. Japan took control of Korea and made it part of its empire. After World War II, Japan was defeated and its empire fell. Korea was left without a leader or a system of government. This provoked the United States troops to occupy the southern half and Soviet troops to occupy the northern half. The United States and its allies favored democratic government, while the Soviet Union and China favored a communist system of government.
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