South and North Korea

South and North Korea

Since the latter half of the 1940s, the Korean Peninsula has consisted of two separate states. The two Korean states, which once constituted the same Korean nation, have developed in diametrically different directions. South Korea has developed into a democracy with a market economy, while North Korea has remained a one-party state based on a […]

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South Korea 2005

According to ehistorylib, in 2005, the population of South Korea was around 48.4 million people, with the majority belonging to the Korean ethnic group. The economy of South Korea in 2005 was largely based on services, manufacturing and exports, with its foreign trade being a major component of its GDP growth. Foreign relations in 2005 […]

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