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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).
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What is the name of south Korea's currency?
South Korea's unit of currency is South Korean won (KRW.) It used to be sub-divided into 100 jeon, but jeon is no longer used. North Korea's unit of currency is North Korean won (KPW.) It is sub-divided into 100 chŏn. The currencies are NOT interchangeable.
How does Korea celebrate Korea?
US Thanksgiving?
I cooked a turkey and fixins for my wife and I.
In Korea, I'm pretty sure it was just another Thursday.
For the few that may have been interested, I'm sure turkey costs more than Wagyu beef in Korea, so I don't think anything familiar as Thanksgiving happened there.
In South Korea near the North Korean border
Seoul is South Korea's Capital City. It is near the middle of the Korean embassy. It is famous for its culture and cuisine.
Hi I'm a Korean so you can trust me but I'm turning 14 in august and suck in history so don't hope that much So Korea was divided by a war which the north Korea attacked on a Sunday morning when no one could ever predict there could be war the north Koreans conquered way to Busan. And then South Korea got some buddies and conquered way up to Pung-Yang and then the north gut the china buddies and conquered almost half of the Korea and the governments said enough war and just leave it there divided so it became divided. I'm a south Korean by the way in my opinion north Korea sucks
Who is the President of South Korea in 2014?
Rhee Syng-Man was President or the Republic of Korea (South Korea) from 24 July 1948 until 27 April 1960.
Kim Il-Sung was the Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) from 9 September 1948 to 28 December 1972 until he became President from 28 December 1972 until the present day. (He remains President of the DPRK even though he died in 1994.) There was no position of President in the DPRK prior to Kim's becoming President n 1972.
What kind of currency does south Korea have?
They have money like wons. there are different type of wons like 10 won, 50won, 100won, 500won, 1000won, 5000won, 10000won, 50000won, etc.
What are the most famous landmarks in Korea?
Some famous buildings in South Korea include the Northeast Asia Trade Tower which is the tallest building in South Korea and the Three IFC Office Tower. Another famous building is the 63 Building.
Why did Korea come to be known as the hermit kingdom?
Because of its geographical location. It is on a peninsula, and the only way to get to South Korea nowadays is by boat or plane, as you can't drive through North Korea.
What will happen to South Korea when World War III happens?
They have never stopped being at war, the Korean War was never officially ended.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------It could prove to be one of the deadliest and costliest conflicts in recent history. North Korea has the fourth largest Army in the world with over 1 million soldiers while its neighbor South Korea has roughly about 600,000 troops. The United States also has a contingent of 30,000 military personnel stationed in South Korea and is obligated to protect South Korea in case of an attack.
Although North Korea is technologically inferior to South Korea and the United States its will to fight is not. The North Korean military is very well trained and disciplined and many experts predict they would fight to death such as the Japanese did in World War II. North Korea spends a vast amount of its GDP on weapons and its military and has nearly 10,000 hidden artillery pieces pointed at Seoul (South Korea's capitol). North Korea has also been preparing for an invasion by the United States and South Korea for decades and they have built many hidden bunkers and and underground tunnels underneath the DMZ in preparation for an attack. Not to mention that North Korea is believed to have a small contingent of Nuclear weapons which it could detonate in South Korea, Japan, or any other country it sees fit.
South Korea which has the 12th largest economy in the would would be brought to its knees. Millions of Korean refugees would try to enter China, the world economy would take a huge hit and oil prices would most definitely sky rocket. There would be utter destruction and chaos on both sides of the peninsula. The Korean War had roughly 3 million deaths which is astronomical. Couple that with today's modern weapons and you could easily get a number 3-5 times that.
There have been many reports that in the event of a North/South Korean war the United States would use low yield nuclear weapons. Another factor in play is what China's repose would be. Despite economic reforms China has been an Allie of North Korea for decades. Although the US and South Korea would eventually win China could most certainly be wary of expanded US influence along its border might very well intervene on North Korea's behalf.
Lets just hope that it does not happen! :)
I do not believe the previous person who have answered this question truly understands the massive massive gap there is between those two countries. It is truly a completely different situation since the Korean war where the South Koreans were massively outnumbered and lacked the weapons to stop the massive push from the red army whom used their huge army literally as meat shields. The modern war is won with economical power and technological might not with human meat shields.
The former is a first world country while the latter is a 3rd world country comparable to Somalia whose main avenue is from selling obsolete soviet era weapons they developed in the basement to other 3rd world countries and narcotics.
Secondly I truly doubt the where the morale of the current NK army stand and its actual supposed numerical threat since its army is very poorly trained, under equipped, and with the current spread of digital technology more and more people in North Korea understands the corruption that is the North Korean government its just sadly they do not have the power to fight it (I can bet you more than 50% of them will desert their positions and run to the Chinese border or the South Korean border for freedom once a serious war happens). Versus an army armed to the teeth defending their capital (imagine Washington sharing the border with Iran. scary ain't it?). Consider poor poverty stricken farmers with sticks what they call guns versus healthy, well trained and highly motivated troops.
Military tech wise South Korea is on par or even surpasses the US in several areas; mainly ballistic missile technology, Nuclear technology (South Korea HAS capabilities to produce nuclear missiles), fighter jets (the South Korean variant of the F15k is the only fighter model in the world to be more advanced than the original US fighter), submarine/Aegis class destroyer technology (one of the only reasons they do not build nuclear subs is because they are not suitable for defending the shallow Korean shores (they are too loud and nuclear subs are designed for blue water navies) and also because of American political pressure) and lastly mobile artillery technology. Currently the only things keeping the Korean military back from being truly scary is political pressure from the US (nukes, ICBMs, nuclear submarines and aircraft carriers are all not allowed!!! How annoying, how are they going to scare the Chinese and Japs away?) (One of the examples are Korea had to outsource the rockets to Russia to propel their satellites to space because US prohibited them from developing that technology fearing they might use it to develop ICBMs, truly a pain in the ass I have to say)
If a war does happen NK's nuclear arrays, artillery, radar will all be wiped in a second with South Korea's enormous barrage of ballistic missiles/counter artillery/Marines (second larges in the world next to US)/air strikes etc. NK's anti air defenses will be wiped out and South Korea's massive number of 3rd generation MBTs, IFVs, Soldiers will just blitzkrieg into the entire country in a couple of days. NK's navy? laughable with mainly small subs and patrol boats suitable for a hit and run tactic (does not work in a true all out war). NK's air force ? More like a joke with aging pre soviet era jet planes with barely any parts and crew training. NK's massive number of special forces (behind the lines assassination and infiltration which is very lethal since South Koreans and North Koreans look the same and speak the same language so they are very very hard to detect once they are across) and nuclear weapons are the only threats South Korea currently faces. (BTW South Korea's capital IS COVERED with defenses I mean one of the most secure in the world so no worries about civilians they have precise evacuation procedures and bunkers (though no longer practiced much) ) Then if by any chance the war get prolonged then just keep this in mind, most of Korea's weapons are indigenous developed meaning in wartime all weapons can be mass produced much quicker than any countries can supply plus South Korea has one the largest ship building industry, chemical plants in the world and at a moment's notice can mass produce warships, ballistic missiles and the chemical plants that produce perfumes can be changed to mass produce biological/chemical weapons within 4 days of the start of the war. Nuclear weapons can be produced in less than 3-6 months into the war. Also if you count in the massive man power reserves it is very hard to beat.
What language do Korean people speak?
It's Korean. The spoken language is unique to Korea. It is NOT similar to Japanese (the language spoken in Japan.) Unlike Western European languages with a Latin base, the written Chinese shared by many countries in Asia, has the same meaning, but not the same pronunciation! The Korea peninsula is unique in having almost no ethnic minorities, 99.98% ethnic Korean. Hello in Korean is "Annyonhaseyo."
Total Korean language speakers 87 million. L1 is Korean. 87-89 million Koreans speak. L2 is English, Japanese, Chinese. Korean alphabet is used 80 percent. Chinese characters is used 20 percent.
Korean.
Some do some don't, but I believe the percentage is quite low. Maybe below 10%.
Koreans speak the Korean language, a language isolate (so it isn't directly descended from another language as far as people have been able to tell) that has some relation to Japanese thanks to a very long and conflicted association with Japan.
"Koreans" speak Korean.
Korean.
(Hangul)
What is the distance between Japan and South Korea?
The longest distance from the US eastern border to the Chinese western border is about 6,945mi.
The shortest distance from the US western border to the Chinese eastern border is about 2,606mi.
From Los Angeles to Hong Kong is 7,195mi but to Shanghai is 6,438mi.
Why did America help South Korea?
The US didn't fight Korea in general, just the northern half of it. Korea was divided into two after World War II. The North and the South and this division still exists today. The North was turned into a communist totalitarian dictatorship by the Soviet Union and the South was a democratic country and an ally of the United States. The two Koreas waged a war towards one another called the Korean War but a ceasefire was held in 1953. Today, there has been no clear winner who won the war and some people say that the two Koreas are still practically at war with one another.
Do the Koreans hate the Japanese?
On average, the Japanese do not hate the Chinese.
However, there is a fair amount of Japanese resentment in China (though not exactly hate all the time). Of course, not every Chinese hates the Japanese.
What are the leading causes morbidity in South Korea?
The leading causes of morbidity in Japan are listed by number : 1. "Stroke"2."Flu"3. "Heart attack/heart disease"4. "Lung Cancer"5. "Stomach Cancer"
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
No it is not. It is still under communist rule.
What does the South Korea's flag mean?
First of all the red / blue in the middle means cosmic dual forces' harmony such as man and woman, light and dark, and so on. We call it TAE-GEUK.
Next the sticks (let's focus on the number of sticks)
3 (left-top) means sky, spring, east, and benevolence (called GUN)
4 (left-bottom) means fire, fall, south, and courtesy (called LEE)
5 (right-top) means water, winter, north and wisdom (called GAM)
6 (right-bottom) means land, summer, west and justice (called GON)
Koreans say this in order of Gun Gon Gam Lee.
The point is that we thought the harmony is one of the most importanct value.
(I don't think we still think like this though.)
When did America become allies with south Korea?
america is allies with south korea. Because the north korea is a communist country
Gang-nam is a city in south Korea where Psy was raised it translates into English as city south of river it is a business city but Psy claims the style there is dress classy act cheesy
so when Psy says Gang-nam style he means in the style of the people of Gang-nam
How much money does Somalia spends on their military?
According to the CIA it is .9% of their GDP (Gross Domestic Product) which is 5.896 Billion as of 2010. Making their total expenses .05 Billion.
