KOREA, REPUBLIC OF

South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea (ROK) (Korean: 대한민국, , ) is an East Asian state on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. To the north, it is bordered by North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea), with which it was united until 1945. To the west, across the Yellow Sea, lies China (People's Republic of China) and to the southeast, across the Korea Strait, lies Japan. Approximately one-half of South Korea's population lives in or near the capital Seoul, the country's largest city. Seoul is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world, a major centre of business and commerce in Asia and home to many of the world's largest transnational corporations such as Samsung, Hyundai, SK and LG.
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