North and South Korea were divided along a line generally described by the 38th parallel. That line, the MDL or Military Demarcation Line, is at the center of the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone. A little known fact about the Korean War is that a state of war technically still exists, since there was no formal peace treaty, merely a cessation of hostilities or ceasefire.
Korea was divided into two countries: North Korea (a strictly Communist country) and South Korea (Republic of Korea). The southern zone was formed from the zone occupied by the US forces after WWII in 1948, at the 38th parallel.
The boundary between South Korea and North Korea is known as the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It is a heavily fortified buffer zone that runs along the 38th parallel north, separating the two countries. It is one of the most heavily guarded borders in the world.
The Korean peninsula was divided into two separate states: North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and later China, and South Korea, backed by the United States. This division led to the Korean War in the early 1950s, which resulted in an armistice agreement, with the peninsula remaining divided along the 38th parallel.
Vietnam was divided in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam following the First Indochina War.
Iraq is divided into 18 governorates, which are the equivalent of provinces in the country.
North and South Korea were divided (and still are) by the 38th Parallel North.
North and South Korea
Korea was divided by the 38th parallel in the year 1945.
The parallel 38° north is an imaginary circle of latitude that is 38 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. The 38th parallel north has been especially important in the recent history of Korea.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/38th_parallel_north
At the 38th Parallel
At the 38th parallel.
Korea is divided into communist North Korea and republican South Korea at the 38th parallel. . Korea is divided in communist North Korea and republican South Korea at the 38th parallel. (The Billy Joel song "Leningrad" contains the line, "Stop 'em at the 38th parallel" in reference to the Cold War and specifically the Korean War.)
The border between North and Soth Korea is called the Demilitarized Zone
The country was divided along the 38th parallel as a result of the Korean war, 1950-1953.
38th parallel
the 38th parallel divided the communist Northern part of Korea and the capitalist Southern part of Korea.
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