South Korea
By Caleb Schillinger
Basic Information
- Population: 50,503,933
- Capital: Seoul
- President: Park-Geun-hye
- Type of Government: Presidential Republic
- Main Languages: English and Korean
- Currency: Won (1 USD equals 1,173 Wons)
Economy
Agriculture
History Timeline
- 1910: Occupied by Japan after Russo-Japenese war
- 1945: Gains independence from Japan after Japan surrenders to U.S.
- 1950: North Korea Invades, starting the Korean War
- 1953: Korean war ends, two million deaths
- 1961: Park Chung-hee comes into power
- 1971: Park Chung-hee is assasinated
- 1986: Constitution changed to allow direct election of president
- 1991: South Korea joins the UN
- 1998: President KIM Dae-jung wins Nobel Peace Prize
- 2004: Country's GDP hits 1 trillion mark
- 2012: Park Geun-hye elected as president
Japanese Rule
Korean War Video
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