South Korea
South Korea South Korea / officially the Republic of Korea, is a sovereign country located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name "Korea" is derived from the Goryeo Dynasty, the dynasty that ruled in the Middle Ages. It is bordered by China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the Korea Strait to the south. South Korea covers an area of 97,100 square kilometers, or about 45% of the southern part of the Korean peninsula that is located in eastern Asia. South Korea has only land borders with North Korea in the north, and its maritime borders are: the Sea of Japan to the east, and the Yellow Sea to the west , And the East China Sea from the south, and the Korean Strait in the southeastern part, separating it from the Japanese island of Tsushima, and its capital is the city of Seoul, and the won currency is trading in its cash transactions. Hills and mountains abound in the eastern part of South Korea,...