The states of the Republic of Korea and North Korea, united by one peninsula, are located in eastern Asia. They are washed by the Sea of Japan, the straits of Jeju and the Korean, Yellow Sea.
The area of the Korean Peninsula is more than 220 thousand km2and the length is 1 thousand km.Most of the territory is occupied by mountains, therefore the relief has a predominantly mountain basis. On the border of the Chinese Republic and North Korea is the highest point - Pectusan. Its height is 2744 m.
The coast of the Korean Peninsula is mountainous,rectilinear, in some places flat with bays and bays of various sizes. Not far from the Yellow Sea is the Korean Archipelago, as well as Jeju.
In the south of the peninsula, the climate is subtropical, in other parts - monsoonal. In January, temperatures range from +4 aboutFrom -20 aboutC. In July, these figures rise to +24 .. + 26 aboutC. Precipitation reaches 1500 mm per year. The Korean Peninsula is rich in rivers and reservoirs, so they are often used by residents for watering and drinking.
Some of Korea is covered with bushes anddense forests. The latter consist of oak, ash, and chestnut, other trees are rare. Occasionally there are meadow steppes. The governments of South and North Korea also support several national parks.
North Korea
The north side of such a geologicalEducation, as the Korean Peninsula, whose countries are not the last in the economic and political spheres of activity, is called a nuclear power. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) or, according to the terminology used in the media, North Korea is far behind in the development of technology, science and culture, but the army of this state and weapons make the whole world shudder.
It is a “neighbor” of China, the Russian Federation, and South Korea. Due to disagreements, the latter is divided by a demilitarized zone. Washed by the Yellow and Japanese seas. The capital of the DPRK recognized the city of Pyongyang.
The North arose as a separate state througha few days after the proclamation of the South — September 9, 1948. The power is concentrated in the hands of the TPK, which stands for the Workers' Party of Korea, whose leader is the overbearing Kim Jong-un.
DPRK History
For a long time the Korean Peninsula was owned by Japan, but in 1945, everything changed, and the north went under the control of the USSR.
Due to the fact that opponents did not expect quicksplit the Land of the Rising Sun, they were completely unprepared to discuss the issue of Korea. At the same time, the indigenous people fought for independence, created their own parties, and after a while the Provisional People's Committee of North Korea appeared. In response to the proclamation of the South of the independence of the DPRK, September 9 announces the formation of its full-fledged state.
Greatest imprint on the state itselfthe Korean War set aside, which is still not officially over. As a result of this conflict, the DPRK is lagging behind in the development of most spheres of life, considered one of the poorest countries. The leader of the country gives most of the state budget to the army, providing soldiers with food, clothing and modern weapons.
In the 1980s, one of the rulers, despiteNothing continued his policy, which led North Korea to default. A few years later, famine began, of which about 300 thousand people died. The country's economy began to rise only by 2002, when the government finally embarked on the path of reform.
Population of the DPRK
As of 2011, the number of inhabitantsNorth Korea is just over 24 million people. For comparison, the population of the Korean Peninsula exceeds 78 million. That is, it is noticeable that the Republic remains the leader in this matter.
Политика северного государства такова, что здесь Practically no other nationalities live except for the native Koreans. Moreover, the presence of South Korean citizens in this state without good reason (business trip, service, etc.) is punishable by law (as a rule, people are deported and tried). The Chinese, Mongols, Russians, and Japanese in North Korea make up less than 1% of the total population. They all speak the local language.
The most common religions are Buddhism, Confucianism and Christianity. Sects and independent religious organizations are prohibited.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea, South Korea or just Korea is all one and the same state located in the east of Asia, namely, on the land called the Korean Peninsula. The capital is recognized Seoul.
History of the Republic of Korea
Как уже было сказано, полуостров исторически divided into two separate states after the Korean War. Since then, there is a demilitarized zone between them. After the territory was liberated from the Japanese invaders, the south could not recover for a long time. First, the losses that were inflicted cannot be quickly recovered. Secondly, the new government (USA) did not immediately understand the tactics by which it would be easy to control the Koreans. And thirdly, the refugees who fled the country began to go back. South Korea declared its independence under the authority of the United States. The history of the Korean Peninsula tells that the country has suffered greatly at the hands of America. All because of the fact that the North was ruled by the Soviet Union, and there were always differences between these two influential states.
За все время существования Корея пережила the existence of six different republics. The latter has finally brought her leadership in economics, politics, science and other fields. However, it still remained too susceptible to world crises. Now, unlike the North, which remains a closed power, the south is building relations with the whole world by signing mutual aid treaties.
Republic of Korea population
Корейский полуостров населен в основном именно indigenous people. And most of them are South Korean citizens (53 million as of 2015). Among them, men and women aged 15 to 60 years old are the most (71%). Children under 14 make up only 18% of the total population. The remaining 9% are elderly. The country differs from the North in that its birth rate exceeds the death rate, and this has a positive effect on economic activity. There is practically no population migration. Life expectancy is about 75-80 years. As a rule, women live 5–7 years longer.
As in the DPRK, Koreans are the most commonnationality, but there are much more Chinese. In addition, Seoul is densely populated by foreigners who move here because of work in the educational field and in business. There are few Americans - about 30 thousand people.
Most of the population speaksKorean and English (both are required for learning in the school curriculum). Children are also offered a choice of learning other foreign languages: Chinese, Japanese, Russian, German, etc.
