South Korea Summary

South Korea—Profile (2001 est pop. 48 million). Two catastrophic events created the Republic of Korea (South Korea). First, from 1910 until the end of World War II in 1945, Japan ruled Korea as... Read more

South Korea—Human Rights Korea's political tradition (especially during the Choson dynasty, 1392–1910) legitimized an authoritarian regime based on a rigid class-based hierarchy o... Read more

South Korea–European Union Relations Although diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea (ROK, or South Korea) and the European Union (EU) were established in July 1963, it was not unti... Read more

Korea, South The Republic of Korea, or South Korea, occupies the southern half of a peninsula in the northeastern part of the Asian continent. Directly to the west of South Korea, and across the Yello... Read more

In any society, education of the people is important for the growth and development of the country. As the education level of the population increases, the country grows as a whole toward a large eco... Read more