of the Three Kingdoms of Korea.) They both use "Korea" as part of their official English names, which is a name that comes from the [[Goryeo]] (or Koryŏ, in North Korea) dynasty (고려/{{lang|ko|高麗}}). == History == {{main|History of Korea}} Until the end of [[World War II]], [[Korea]] was a single political entity whose territory roughly coincided with the Korean Peninsula. In August 1945, the Soviet Union declared war on Imperial Japan, as a result of an agreement with the United States, and liberated Korea north of the [[38th parallel north|38th parallel]]. U.S. forces subsequently moved into the south. By 1948, as a product of the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, Korea was [[Division of Korea|divided]] into two regions, with separate governments. Both claimed to be the legitimate government of all of Korea, and neither accepted the border as permanent. The conflict escalated into open warfare when North Korean forces—supported by the Soviet Union and China—moved into the south on 25 June 1950. Since the [[s:Korean Armistice Agreement|Armistice Agreement]] ended the [[Korean War]] in 1953, the northern section of the peninsula has been governed by the [[North Korea|Democratic People's Republic of Korea]], while the southern portion has been governed by the [[South Korea|Republic of Korea]].<ref name="Devine 2007 819-821"> {{cite book | last1 = Devine | first1 = Robert A. | last2 = Breen | first2 = T.H. | last3 = Frederickson | first3 = George M. | last4 = Williams | first4 = R. Hal | last5 = Gross | first5 = Adriela J. | last6 = Brands | first6 = H.W. | year = 2007 | pages = 819–21 | title = America Past and Present | edition = 8th | volume = II: Since 1865 | publisher = [[Pearson Education|Pearson Longman]] | isbn = 0-321-44661-5 }} </ref> The northern boundaries for the Korean Peninsula are commonly (and [[wikt:tacitly|tacitly]]) taken to coincide with today's political borders between North Korea and its northern neighbors, [[China]] ({{convert|1416|km|abbr=on}} along the provinces of [[Jilin]] and [[Liaoning]]) and [[Russia]] ({{convert|19|km|abbr=on}}). These borders are formed naturally by the rivers [[Amnok]] and [[Duman]]. Taking this definition, the Korean Peninsula (including its islands) has an area of {{convert|220847|km²|0|abbr=on}}. == Comparison of the two countries on the Korean Peninsula == {| class="wikitable" border="1" |+ ! Indicator !! [[North Korea]] !! [[South Korea]] |- | Capital|| [[Pyongyang]] || [[Seoul]] |- | Official languages || colspan="2" align="center" | [[Korean language|Korean]] |- | Official scripts || [[Chosŏn'gŭl]] || [[Hangul]] |- | Government || [[Juche]] [[single-party state]]||[[democracy|Representative democracy]] |- | Formal declaration || 9 September 1948 || 15 August 1948 |- | Area || 120,540 km<sup>2</sup> || 100,210 km<sup>2</sup> |- | Population (2014/2013 est.) || 24,851,627 || 50,219,669 |- | GDP total (2011/2014 est.) || $40 billion || $1.755 trillion |- | GDP/capita (2011/2014 est.) || $1,800 || $34,777 |- | Currency || [[North Korean won]] (sign: ₩, [[ISO currency code|ISO]]: KPW) || [[South Korean won]] (₩, KRW) |- | Calling code || +850 || +82 |- | Internet TLD || .kp || .kr |- | Drives on the || colspan="2" align="center" | right |- | Active military personnel || 1,106,000 || 639,000 |- | Military expenditure (2010/2012) || $10 billion || $30 billion |} ==Flora and fauna== {{see also|List of Orthoptera of Korea}} == See also == {{Portal|Korea|Asia|Geography}} * [[Korea]] * [[Geography of Korea]] ** [[Geography of North Korea]] ** [[Geography of South Korea]] * [[List of Korea-related topics]] == References == <!-- ---------------------------------------------------------- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Footnotes for a discussion of different citation methods and how to generate footnotes using the <ref>, </ref> and <reference /> tags ----------------------------------------------------------- --> {{Reflist}} == Further reading == * {{cite book |title = Handbook of Korea |edition = 11th |author = KOIS (Korea Overseas Information Service) |location=Seoul |publisher = [[Hollym (publishing house)|Hollym]] |year = 2003 |ISBN = 1-56591-212-8}} == External links == {{Commons category}} * [http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/AK/AK_EN_1_1_1.jsp Location of the Korean Peninsula]<small> — The official Korean Tourism guide website</small> {{Korea topics}} {{Territorial disputes in East and South Asia}} {{coord|37|30|N|127|00|E|region:KR_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title}} [[Category:Peninsulas of Korea| ]] [[Category:Geography of East Asia]] [[Category:Geography of Korea]] [[Category:Korean-speaking countries and territories]] [[Category:Divided regions]]
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