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Hallasan (한라산, 漢拏山), a shield volcano on Jeju Island of ... In North Korea Hallasan is written in Hangul as if it were Hannasan ...

The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs lies in North Korea. In July 2004, UNESCO ... The Complex of Goguryeo Tombs provides a rare glimpse into the national ...

South Korea or Republic of Korea, is located in East Asia at approximately ... Surrounded on its other three sides by water, South Korea has 2,413 ...

Ganghwa Island (江華島), known as the first line of defense for ... Ganghwa Island, the fifth largest island in South Korea, sits in the ...

the period after the legendary arrival of Gija in northern (or in the ... Koreans point to Gija as a co-founder of Korean civilization along ...

Jirisan (지리산, 智異山) is a mountain in the southern part ... The "ji" in the name of Jirisan or Mt. Jiri is the chinese ...

a volcanic mountain on the border between North Korea and the Manchurian ... One of the highest crater lakes in the world, called Heaven Lake ...

provide a look at the heart and soul of Korea. The Parks host and protect ... The national park system in Korea celebrated its fortieth anniversary ...

Seoraksan (Mt. Seorak) is the third highest mountain in South Korea ... range, and the third highest in South Korea after Hallasan (1,950 m) ...

and has been researched by South Korean, North Korean, and Chinese scholars. ... Some leading Korea scholars omit mention of the Three Gojoseon kingdoms ...

神市) literally means "the city of god(s)/spirit(s)" where ... Shinshi (or Sinsi) holds a special place in the minds of Koreans North ...

Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom, located in ... The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and the turning away from communism ...

suppression on Jeju Island, South Korea, beginning April 3, 1948 ... The detested Japanese occupation of Korea, which began in 1910, finally ...

South Korea's foreign relations have been shaped by its evolving ... In the midst of that awful tension, shrugging off a humiliating experience ...

many nations have invaded and occupied Korea, and some have left their ... Although a variety of different Asian peoples had migrated to the ...

Jeju-do (transliterated Korean for Jeju Province, short form of Jeju ... For most of the island's history, Jeju-do had little contact ...

; Postal map spelling: Kirin; Manchu: Girin ula), is a province of ... Jilin has played an integral part in both the history of China and ...

Korea has one of the longest continuous histories of any kingdom or ... :See Also: Geography of North Korea, Geography of South Korea, Provinces ...

Tongdosa Temple is one of the Three Jewel Temples of Korea, representing ... bell-shaped stupa believed to contain relics of the Buddha, the main representation ...

, is the largest port city in the Republic of Korea. With a population of ... Busan became Korea’s first international port in 1876. Busan was ...

Seoul, the capital of South Korea, sits on the Han River (Korea) in ... Seoul, one of the world's most densely populated major cities ...

The idea of a Geographical zone was first hypothesized by the ancient ... the geographic distribution and interactions of existing climatic elements ...

as Gando, refers to northeastern parts of the People's Republic ... Today, most of the region resides in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture ...

Gyeongju is a city (see Subdivisions of South Korea) and prominent ... Gyeongju was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla, a fact to ...

15, 628 C.E. corresponds to the Seventh Day of the Third Month of 628 C.E ... with good governance and the promotion of a value based social system ...

Buddhism has been a major force in the creation of Korean culture ... One of the foremost Buddhist temples in South Korea, Haeinsa has housed ...

:For the history of Korea before its division, see History of Korea. The history of North Korea formally begins with the establishment ...

, represents the only portion of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ ... *Geography of North Korea *Geography of South Korea ==Notes== ...

) is a province of the People's Republic of China located in ... after the Japanese defeat and at the onset of the Chinese Civil War. The ...

and Hawaiian English) is the third-largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most ... Since approximately 75 percent of the resident population of the state ...

/) a private, coeducational university located in Seoul, South Korea ... The university formally established in January, 1957 through the union ...

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...

ancient kingdom established after the fall of Goguryeo. After Goguryeo's ... Balhae occupied southern parts of Manchuria (Northeast China) and ...

South Korea's contemporary culture has been shaped by the passionate ... The contemporary culture of South Korea derives from the traditional ...

Yi Hwang (李滉, 이황 1501-1570) was one of the two most prominent ... in the Joseon court and bureaucracy for most of his life, holding 29 government ...

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic ... 147° east meridian. The northernmost extent of the Indian Ocean is approximately ...

province, and the northern and central parts of the Korean peninsula, was one ... the second century B.C.E., around the fall of Gojoseon, an earlier kingdom ...

fight against each other for the control of political power. Some civil ... and is determined by usage, the effect of a civil war upon the population ...

The Sea of Okhotsk (Russian: Охо́тское мо́ре; English ... miles (1,583,000 sq km)—is considered one of the richest north temperate ...

is the capital of Kanagawa Prefecture and, with a population of 3 ... bombing during World War II. Today it is one of Japan’s major ports along ...

northernmost, and most sparsely populated of its 47 prefectural-level subdivisions ... Hokkaidō did not officially become part of Japan until 1868, and ...

A national park is a reserve of land, usually, but not always, declared ... National Park in 1872, which covers parts of the U.S. states of Wyoming ...

- 1898), also known as John Manjiro, was one of the first Japanese people to ... studying English, mathematics, history, geography, navigation, and shipbuilding ...

The Republic of Palau is located in the Pacific Ocean some 300 miles ... The Republic of Palau consists of eight principal islands and more ...

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... The history of North Korea formally began with the establishment of ...

Japan made two invasions of Korea, in [Japan's Korea War: First ... When negotiations got underway in the spring of 1593, China and Korea agreed ...

Shenzhen is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern ... The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen was singled out by late Chinese ...

Most commonly, rivers flow on the surface of the land, but there are also ... ==Origins of river water== A river may have its source in a spring ...

The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...

Gulag (ГУЛАГ) is an acronym used to describe the system of prison ... The Gulag system was officially disbanded in 1960. Memoirs of prisoners ...

Salzburg is the fourth-largest city in Austria, with a population ... arrived in the area. The first establishment of Salzburg was the Benedictine ...

) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located on ... refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. Its ...

scientist, astronomer, and mathematician of the Ming Dynasty. Born in Shanghai ... texts, including the first six chapters of Euclid’s Elements, into Chinese ...

is the rustic 125-acre mountain retreat of the President of the United ... name from Dwight Eisenhower, in honor of his grandson, Dwight David ...

The Great Wall of China ( t=萬里長城|s=万里长城|p=Wànlǐ Chángchéng ... ) is a series of stone and earthen fortifications in China, built ...

explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions ... economic growth and emergence as centers of technological innovation, and ...

Maine and Vermont were considered part of other colonies at the time ... freedom. Massachusetts was also one of the key colonies in the events ...

Guam (Chamorro: Guåhån), officially the U.S. Territory of Guam, ... is 1,500 miles (2414 km) southeast of Tokyo and 6,000 miles (9656 ...

The Japanese city of Hiroshima|広島市|Hiroshima-shi is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the ...

A high school is the name used in some parts of the world, particularly ... In addition to completing this level of academic studies, high schools ...

Petroglyphs are images created by removing part of a rock surfaces ... theories hold that they may have been a way of transmitting information, while ...

Atoll) is a coral atoll having a coastline of 12 miles (19.3 kilometers ... It is an unorganized, unincorporated territory of the United States ...

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Solomon Islands is a nation in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea ... over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World ...

A flag is a piece of cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, that ... The history of the flag dates back to at least Roman times. The study ...

Hawaii and Australia. With the exception of tiny Vatican City, Tuvalu has ... == Geography == Tuvalu consists of four reef islands and five true ...

A famine is a phenomenon in which a large percentage of the population ... and social development. In spite of the much greater technological ...

Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県, Okinawa-ken;Okinawan: Uchinā) is one ... The three tribal federations of the Ryukyu Islands were united in ...

This article focuses on the civilization of China and its history ... and nation in East Asia. It is one of the world's oldest civilizations ...

Kamchatka Peninsula, separating the Sea of Okhotsk on the west from the ... after which they began settlement. A group of the southern islands were seized ...

South America is a continent of the Americas, situated entirely in ... South America has a land area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890 ...

Santiago, officially Santiago de Chile, is the federal capital of ... Approximately two decades of uninterrupted economic growth have transformed ...

is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka ... no daidokoro) or the gourmet food capital of Japan. The city has a long ...

or even by accident or chance. Examples of artifacts from various time ... rarity, and history unlock the secrets of their ancient owners. ...

#039;ing) is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic ... Located on the edge of the Yungui Plateau, Chongqing is intersected ...

located in East Asia with a population of nearly three million. Mongolia ... Mongolia was the center of the Mongol Empire in the thirteenth century ...

Eastern) dragon. Unlike the Western dragon of Europe that is representative ... dragon is benevolent and powerful, bringer of good fortune. Its image was ...

New Caledonia, or Nouvelle-Calédonie, is an overseas territory of ... New Caledonia's capital, Nouméa, is the seat of the Secretariat ...

Malaysia is a federation of 13 states in Southeast Asia. ... The name "Malaysia" was adopted in 1963 when the Federation ...

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island nation ... The site of ancient port cities and a possession of several empires ...

Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United ... to the early culture at Poverty Point, one of the largest and most important ...

the United States. In 2007, the population of the city proper was estimated ... and the social and geographical center of the original 13 American colonies. ...

Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is an emirate in the Middle ... long, and is slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut in the United States. ...

Overseas Chinese are people of Chinese birth or descent who live outside ... Chinese dominate almost all the economies of Southeast Asia, and have sometimes ...

Brunei, officially the State of Brunei, Abode of Peace (Negara Brunei ... world not holding elections. A long period of political stability has been ...

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in South America ... 1990, the country has been relatively free of the coups common to many of ...

The Commonwealth of Australia is a nation strategically located between ... and nineteenth centuries as well as a base of British economic exploitation ...

Santa Fe de Bogotá, is the capital city of the South American nation of ... financial, and political center of Colombia. As with many large ...

) for short, is the capital and the largest city of Thailand. Bangkok ... Bangkok has one of the fastest rates in the world for construction ...

Phoenix is the largest and most populous city in the state of Arizona ... Phoenix, incorporated in 1881, is located on the banks of what is ...

and Batavia is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Located on the northwest ... Jakarta faces many of the challenges of large cities in developing ...

preceded the Ming dynasty in the historiography of China. khakhan title and saw themselves as emperor of China, as the Yuan dynasty ...

strong). Officially known as the Union of Myanmar, (also as Burma or ... this nation is the largest in Southeast Asia, and has a population ...

Vietnam officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a nation in ... American involvement in the war between the communist North Vietnamese ...

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI ... from the Indian but he also had a sense of obligation towards the people ...

Operation Downfall was the overall Allied plan for the invasion of ... Operation Downfall consisted of two parts--Operation Olympic and Operation ...

Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation ... Some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific campaign of the Second ...

Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States ... largest state. Slightly more than 86 percent of its land is owned by the United ...

The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...

Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island nation ... Archaeologists place the first arrival of humans on the island to ...

island country that sits off the east coast of Asia. Japan comprises over ... that people were living on the islands of Japan as early as 35,000 B ...

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the most populous ... from the United Kingdom after decades of colonial rule. Nigeria re-achieved ...

, is the most populous prefecture and city in Japan, and the center ... It is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and, unique among the prefectures ...

The Kingdom of Cambodia is a country in Southeast Asia, the successor ... could have a profound impact on the future of Cambodia's economy. ...

; a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's ... B.C.E., Beijing has served as the capital of numerous dynasties and governments ...

Venezuela, known since 1999 as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ... Guayana highlands, it plunges off the edge of a "tepui," or table ...

or Lettland), officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: Latvija or ... Latvia shares land borders with Estonia to the north and Lithuania ...

A pyramid's design, with the majority of the weight closer to the ground ... Civilizations in many parts of the world have built pyramids, generally ...

Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It ... many connected by parkways in the Chain of Lakes and the Grand Rounds ...

) is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city ... Wuhan is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads ...

The Islamic Republic of Pakistan, or Pakistan, is a country located ... in the world. Its territory was a part of the pre-partitioned British ...

The Sudan (officially Republic of Sudan) is a country in Northeast ... the United Kingdom in 1956. The remainder of the twentieth century saw two ...

Karachi (كراچى) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and ... A large influx of economic and political migrants and refugees from ...

It occupies a continental surface area of 1,078,000 square miles (2 ... silver, and was based upon the legend of Sierra del Plata—a mountain ...

system and is named after the Roman god of war. It is also known as the ... and seasonal cycles are similar to those of the Earth. Of all the planets ...

The State of Kuwait ( الكويت ) is a small constitutional monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf ...

to the south, Iraq to the east, and Turkey to the north. Considered one of the original "Cradle of Civilization" ...

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South ... northern Ecuador to central Chile. In search of Inca wealth, the Spanish explorer ...

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ... Philippine culture has many affinities with the West: It is one of ...

Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta, is China ... roads and parking lots for automobiles, north of the foreign concessions ...

(香|香 港|港), is one of the two special administrative regions ... Hong Kong was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1842 until ...

For the Republic of China see Taiwan. For the civilization of China and its history see China. ...

Ahmadābād), the largest city in the state of Gujarat and the seventh-largest ... Founded in 1411, the city served as the capital of the Sultanate of ...

Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, is a doubly-landlocked ... Located in the heart of Central Asia between the Amu Darya (Oxus) ...

The Republic of Iraq, commonly known as Iraq, is a Middle Eastern ... west, Syria to the northwest, Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, and Kuwait ...

or simply Mexico, is a country located in North America, bounded on the north ... 14th largest in the world. With a population of almost 109 million, it is the ...

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country located ... and Peru), with an area more than twice that of France. ...

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, ... The long reign of monarchs came to an end in 1974, when a pro-Soviet ...

Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina and its largest city. It ... Buenos Aires is the center of the Argentina's government, commerce ...

in Central Asia that until 1991, was part of the Soviet Union as the Turkmen ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...

Paris is the capital city of France, situated on the River Seine, ... between land and river trade routes in lands of abundant agriculture had made ...

The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked South Asian nation situated ... One of the most isolated nations in the world, Bhutan is often described ...

night sky, reaching an apparent magnitude of -4.6. As an inferior planet ... The planet is covered with an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds and ...

UNSC) was created after World War II as part of the United Nations. It was ... in the Korean War. During a Soviet boycott of the meetings over the inclusion ...

, Krḗtē) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands ... to as Kaptara in texts from the Syrian city of Mari dating from the 18th century ...

quot; But technically, it is a specific form of sovereign state (a political ... It was given impetus by the throwing off of kings (for example, in the ...

Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest ... in a little over 30 years, from a collection of poor desert-coast sheikdoms ...

The United States of America—also referred to as the United States ... or (archaically) Columbia–is a federal republic of 50 states and ...

Not to be confused with the People's Republic of China For the civilization of China and its history see China ...

Iran (ايران, Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ... The history of Iran covers over four thousand years. Throughout history ...

, romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral ...

The Nanjing Massacre, commonly known as "The Rape of Nanking ... During the occupation of Nanjing, the Japanese army committed numerous ...

called the Tokugawa period, is a division of Japanese history running from ... The Edo period is known as the beginning of the early modern period ...

Protestants, Catholics, and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...

and revolutionary. He governed the Republic of Cuba for 47 years as Prime ... and counter-revolution, including the Bay of Pigs Invasion of 1961. In response ...

The land within the borders of today's Portuguese Republic has ... Asia and South America, Portugal was one of the world's major economic ...

Genghis Khan (1162 – 1227), the founder of the largest contiguous ... While his image in much of the world is that of a ruthless, bloodthirsty ...

1917 – September 28, 1989) was President of the Philippines from 1965 to ... witness to the resilience and determination of a people to take control of ...

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Reino de España Southern Europe, with two small exclaves in North Africa (both bordering Morocco ...

) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous ... Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers ...

transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe). ... Socialist Republic (RSFSR), a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist ...

Democracy is the name given to a number of forms of government and ... Democracy is also a peaceful way for a group of any size to settle ...