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South Korea

This category covers questions about South Korea, officially known as the Republic of Korea. South Korea is located in Eastern Asia and is near the People's Republic of China and below the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea).

2,123 Questions

How many miles is it from Washington D.C. to Seoul South Korea?

The distance between the above mentioned places is 7108mi approximately. The distance is straight path from one place to another place. There might be slight difference between the actual distance and the above mentioned distance because of the route chosen.

Continent of Korea?

Seoul is a city, not a continent. Seoul, South Korea, is on the Asian continent.

Do Indian passport holders need visa for south Korea?

Yes. All nationalities have to apply for a visa except for nationals from: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. A 30-day Visa is granted on arrival at both Siem Reap International Airport, Phnom Penh International Airport and land border checkpoints.

How did the Chinese influence the Koreans?

Chinese influence is very pervasive in Korean Culture, stretching back to Ancient times, with Korea's first Kingdom, Gojoseon.

The Chinese gave the Koreans the Chinese script, which became Korea's main writing script (Hanja) until the Joseon Dynasty. This is until the rise of Korean Nationalism. With the rise of Korea's nationalist movement, the decision has been made to change the written script to Hangul.

The Chinese also introduced sword-smithing technology, such as the differential clay technique to Korean weapon-smiths. They are also the first ones to introduce gunpowder weapons to the penisula. Chinese navy Technologies also influenced Korean shipbuilding for years to come.

Confucius, a famous Chinese philosopher is also a key influence in Korea Culture. Many Chinese administrative practices are also used in Korean Kingdoms, from the 3 Kingdoms to the Joseon dynasty. Key Chinese sinocentric motifs such as the mandate of Heaven is put into practice by the Korean Kingdoms. Zen Buddhism is also brought over from China. The Koreans and Chinese share similar mythologies, religious practices (Incense burning and Ancestral worship etc.) .

Korea's architecture in Ancient times is also heavily influenced by the Chinese.

The Chinese Lunar Calender is widely adopted in Korea.

The Chinese ethnic costume, Hanfu also served as a basis for the Korean hanbok, Japanese Kimino and Vietnamese ethnic costume.

Some Traditional Festivals such as New Year (Seollal) also originated from the Chinese.

Chinese artforms, pottery and irrigation methods are also spread to Korea.

However, some Koreans view the Chinese as imperialist invaders as they have attempted and succeeded in colonising Korea for varying periods of time (The Four Commandaries of Han etc.) and making it a Chinese prefecture, like Annam. China at that time, invaded Korea for many different reasons, mostly because of Korean provocation. Korea later became a vassal state to China for quite some time and placed under Chinese protection. Ming Dynasty China helped Korea in the Imjin Wars and other incursions, making sure that Japan is unable to annex it during that time.

China in the past, used to be the leading civilization in the East. As a result, it influenced East Asian culture as we know it today, from Japanese to Vietnamese culture. Korea is no exception, especially with its close proximity to Mainland China.

Descriptive names of Asian countries?

Mongolia land of horsemen

Russian Siberia land where the sun never rises

Uzbekistan center of ancient silk roads

Afghanistan highway's of ancient invaders

Bahrain land of the two seas

Maldives tiny island of south asia

Cyprus fertile island of Mediterranean sea

Iran land of great Persian empire

Iraq land of famous two rivers

oman tiny kindomof powerful monarchs

Syria land of Saladin

Yemen land of Sheba

Armenia historical landmark of Turkish assault

Bhutan land of the thunder dragon

Nepal land of the great Himalaya range

Pakistan land born out of India

sri lanka land of jewels

Brunei richest nation in southeast Asia

Laos land of million elephants

Myanmar land of golden pagodas

Philippines pearl of the orient seas

Kyrgyzstan north asia's mountainous country

Singapore land of shipbuilders

Indonesia world's largest archipelago

Thailand land of free

Vietnam tiny dragon of east Asia

china red dragon of Asia

japan land of the rising sun

south Korea the rising industrialized country of east Asia

Taiwan nation struggling for its own identity

Azerbaijan dreamland of the brave fighters

Russia worlds largest country

Turkmenistan land of Turkish farmers

Kazakhstan land of a promising oil industry

Is it common for it to snow in north and south Korea?

It doesn't snow much here in Korea.

But, it does snow once in a while during cold winters.

Why Korea is split into two?

I know this isn't much but they split because North Korea was beingruled by Communist and they invaded South Korea. They signed a paper saying they would cease fire but NEVER signed a peace treaty.

What is that tallest mountain in South Korea?

In "South Korea", "Hanla Mountain" in Jeju Island is the one with 1,950 meter. The tallest one in "Korean Peninsular" it is "Baekdu Mountain" reaches 2,750 meter. The mountain is located on the border between North Korea and South Korea. The spelling of both mountains could be various.

How do Koreans make money?

They do this strange thing called "work" and they build buildings and they work inside buildings and some people are in charge of the buildings and hire people to maintain the buildings also some people grow food they call these people "farmers" they sell the food they grow to the people work

Why do people live in Seoul south Korea?

Answer 1

None. North Korea is best Korea because Kim Jong-un is our supreme leader.

Answer 2

Most Koreans would say that Seoul is the best place to live in Korea as it has the best access to all sorts of things, such as foreign cuisine, restaurants, nightclubs, movies, technology, jobs, etc. However, it depends on what you are looking for. There are a number of wonderful fishing villages in the south that are very beautiful. Jeju Island is the "Korean equivalent of Hawaii" and is seen as very exotic. There are Buddhist Monasteries that are very relaxing places, etc.

Which best describes North Korea?

No religion allowed

Ruthless police control A totalitarian dictatorship

What is the worth of 1 US dollar in South Korean currency?

Exchange rates change every day so any answer posted here would be out of date almost immediately. While it's not normal WikiAnswers policy to say "use the Internet", that's the best approach in this case. You can check a site such as www.xe.com, CNNMoney, etc. for the latest conversion factors.

What is the land area in square miles or km of Korea?

The total area of North Korea is 120,540 sq km and the area of South Korea is 98,480 sq km.

What are some things that south korea invented?

They've had some nice things like kimchi, soju, the turtle ship, the hanbok and Hangeul. These things are influences in the world because now Americans eat kimchi and drink soju. People wear the hanbok on babies first birthdays and people also use Hangul (Korean). That is a few things that Korea has brought to the U.S.

Are Koreans Mongoloid?

Koreans came from everywhere, but ancient Koreans are from central Asia, Mongolia, and southern siberia and are classic " northern asians" although Koreans are northern asians, southern influences are among them also. Koreans also have ties with vietnamese, a little amount of ainu, southern Chinese etc... but the majority are from western Asia ( central Asia ) mongol and siberia

Is Korea bigger than Japan?

No, Japan is much much smaller than Russia, Russia is the largest country in the world and Japan is just an island country.

Japan's area = 377,944 km2 (145,925 sq mi)

Russia's area = 17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi)

What is the largest city in South Korea?

Pyongyang is the largest city in North Korea.


It is Pyongyang and also is the capital city.

How long does it take to fly from NYC to Seoul s Korea?

No airlines fly direct between Seattle (SEA) and Auckland (AKL), so you will have to transfer somewhere, adding to travel time. The fastest route is via San Francisco (SFO), which has a total flight time of 15 hours and 10 minutes (2hrs 10mins from SEA to SFO, 13hrs from SFO to AKL). Flight time via Vancouver is 15hrs 15mins; via LAX is 15hrs 40mins.

What animals live in South Korea?

South Korea is home to a wide variety of birds. The vulnerable baikal teal, was once considered endangered and is making a comeback. You will also find tundra swans, yellow-rumped flycatchers, and crested ibis. The grey-faced buzzard and the tiger shrinke are examples of birds that are indigenous to South Korea

Why did Korea choose isolation?

HUH?

Last time Korea was isolated was right after the Opium Wars in China. They didn't want the same thing to happen in Korea.

South Korea never had a policy of isolation.

If you're talking about North Korea,

If life sucks as bad as it does in North Korea, would you like your people to know that people outside of North Korea actually have 3 meals a day?

North Korea is so successful in isolation, people in North Korea think they are better off than the people in South Korea.

What was an impact of Korea's geographic location on the history of East Asia?

It afected it when the Korean war took place and divided both, North and South Korea.