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General Information - Geography
Cities: Pusan | Seoul | Taegu
Provinces: North Ch'ungch'ong | South Ch'ungch'ong | Cheju Island | North Cholla | South Cholla
Kangwon | Kyonggi | North Kyongsang | South Kyongsang
South Korea South Korea
Location: between 131°52'42"E (East) and 124°11'00"E (West), 43°00'39"N (North) and 33°06'40"N (South) Area: 222,154 km² (South Korea: 99,392 km²)

The country extends south from the northeastern end of Asia and consists of the Korean Peninsula and over 3,400 islands. It is bordered in the north by Russia and China and by Japan across the East Sea. Since 1945, the country has been divided into the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). South Korea is divided into 9 provinces and 3 special cities.


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South Korea South Korea
Pusan Pusan
Seoul and Kyonggi Province Seoul
Taegu Taegu
North Ch'ungch'ong North Ch'ungch'ong
South Ch'ungch'ong South Ch'ungch'ong
Cheju Island Cheju Island
North Cholla North Cholla
South Cholla South Cholla
Kangwon Kangwon
Seoul and Kyonggi Kyonggi
North Kyongsang North_Kyongsang
South Kyongsang South_Kyongsang

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