Country in the Korean Peninsula in East Asia
An enlargeable map ofSouth Korea The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to South Korea:
South Korea sovereign presidential republic located on the southern half of theKorean Peninsula inEast Asia .[ 1] Land of the Morning Calm ". It is neighbored byChina to the west,Japan to the east andNorth Korea to the north. South Korea's capital and largest city isSeoul , the world's second largestmetropolitan city .
Korea has ahistory of 5,000 years,[ 2] Dangun . Following the unification of theThree Korean Kingdoms underSilla in AD 668, Korea went through theGoryeo andJoseon Dynasty as one nation until annexed byJapan in 1910.[ 3] divided , and South Korea was established in 1948. It has since developed a successfuldemocracy , maintaining a strongalliance with theUnited States .
South Korea has the fourth-largest economy inAsia . It had one of the world's fastest growing economies from the 1960s until 1980 and is now considered adeveloped [ 4] G20 andOECD member. In response to tension withNorth Korea , it has developed the world's sixth largestarmed forces and has one of the 10-largestdefence budgets in the world.
South Koreanindustries have a strong focus onscience andtechnology .[ 5] infrastructure [ 6] information technology such aselectronics ,semiconductors ,LCD displays ,computers ,mobile phones andautomotive industry led byChaebol , a kind of family-owned conglomerate. The economy also has a strong focus onengineering ,construction ,machinery ,textiles ,petrochemicals ,biotechnology androbotics .
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