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Parent topics

• Asia [r]: The largest continent in both land area (with 30% of Earth's land area) and population (with 4 billion people, or 60% of Earth's population). ^[e]
• East Asia [r]: Region comprising China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan; also defined in cultural terms, with these nations historically or at present sharing writing systems, philosophical modes of thought, and other relationships (population about 1,600,000,000). ^[e]
• Korean peninsula [r]: East Asian region surrounded on three sides by the Sea of Japan (East Sea), East China Sea, and the Yellow Sea; divided into the states of North and South Korea. ^[e]

Subtopics

Geography

• North Korea [r]: State comprising the northern Korean peninsula; officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea with Pyongyang its capital. ^[e]
• South Korea [r]: A democratic republic in East Asia, occupying the southern half of the Korean peninsula; established in 1948 after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. ^[e]
• Pyongyang [r]: Largest city and capital of North Korea. ^[e]
• Seoul [r]: Capital city of South Korea, with a population of over 10 million. ^[e]
• Busan [r]: South Korea's second largest city, situated on the southeastern coast; population about 3,600,000. ^[e]
• Incheon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Daegu [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Dokdo [r]: A group of volcanic islets in the Sea of Japan, occupied by South Korea and claimed by Japan. The ecology consists of a moderate maritime climate with a diverse marine life, a large presence of birds, and some vegetation. ^[e]

History

• Korean War [r]: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. ^[e]
• Korean War of 1592-1598 [r]: Fought on the Korean peninsula from 1592 to 1598 between Japan and the Chinese tributary alliance (Korea, China, Ryukyus, Java, etc.), and resulted in Japanese retreat. ^[e]
• Korea and Japan

Culture

• Korean language [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Kimchi [r]: Strongly spiced vegetable pickles that are basic to Korean cooking; flavorings include hot peppers, fermented fish sauce or fresh seafood abd garlic ^[e]
• 2002 FIFA World Cup [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 1988 Summer Olympics [r]: The XXIV Summer Olympic Games, held in Seoul (KOR). ^[e]

Education

• Hanyang University [r]: One of the largest universities in South Korea, located in Seoul, with a satellite campus in Ansan. ^[e]

Other related topics

• China [r]: Large and populous nation, with a long tradition of scholarship ^[e]
• Japan [r]: East Asian country of about 3,000 islands; one of the world's largest economies; population about 125,000,000. ^[e]