Definition of South Korea

South Korea is a nation which is located in the Korean peninsula, within which it occupies the southern position, in the East Asia.

She is also referred to as South Korea to be able to distinguish it from the other country with which it shares the Peninsula, North Korea or North Korea , and with whom it also maintains a dispute over its sovereignty since the last century. The difference even came to arms.

It should be noted that Korea is one of the oldest civilizations on our planet. There are records that indicate that in the Paleolithic Lower began to be populated.

Geographically it limits the north with North Korea, to the east with the East Sea, to the south with the korean strait and in the west with him Yellow Sea.

The capital of Korea is the city of Seoul, one of the most populated cities in the entire world; the official language is Korean and to date its form of government is a Republic Presidentialist. Park geun-hye she is the current president and in 2012 she marked a milestone by being the first woman to hold the position. While,

Jung Hng-won, holds the position of Prime Minister of the country.

Throughout its history, South Korea was affected by invasions from other countries such as China and Japan And since the last century, when the Korean Peninsula was divided into two zones, it has maintained a tense relationship with its neighbor North Korea, which between 1950 and 1953 reached war.

Only towards the end of the eighties of the last century, the country would achieve calm and stability politics and that is why today it is considered a democracy multi-party.

Although politics did not always accompany, the country was able to grow remarkably in economic matters since the middle of the 20th century and thanks to this it is today the 13° economy of the world and of the most advanced in terms of new technologies and communications.

South Korea is a leading nation in production technological devices, such as mobile phones, and also their building naval is a pioneer, standing out among other companies Hyundai and Heavy Industries.

Issues in South Korea