RESEARCH INFO NEEDED FOR EACH COUNTRY

● INTRODUCTORY NOTES ABOUT THE COUNTRY

● GOVERNMENT & POLITICAL STRUCTURE
● OFFICIAL NAME OF THE COUNTRY
● CAPITAL & MAJOR CITIES
● ETHNICITY / ETHNIC GROUPS PRESENT
● RELIGIO-PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS
● POPULATION
● ANTECEDENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE COUNTRY
● POLITICAL LEADER (background if he is from a dynasty/lineage)
● ORGANIZATIONS OF MUTUAL COOPERATIONS

*please put the necessary info under your designated country. Bullet points only :) not too long
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ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR CHINA

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● POSITIONING OF TAIWAN
● ONE CHILD POLICY
● ONE CHINA POLICY
● ONE CHINA TWO SYSTEMS POLICY
● AUTONOMOUS REGION OF TIBET
● SARS IN CHINA
● HOW HONGKONG AND MACAU BECAME INDEPENDENT

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EAST ASIA INTRODUCTION

● The region was the cradle of various ancient civilizations such as ​ancient China​, ​ancient
Japan​, ​ancient Korea​, and the ​Mongol Empire​.
● East Asia was largely influenced by China as it became the leading civilization and
sinicized its neighboring countries
● 1.6 billion people, compromising 38% of continental asia and 22% of the global
population
● East Asia has increasingly played a great role in global politics.
● United States and Soviet Union/Russia who played a key role influencing the region’s
international relations.
NORTH KOREA

● Democratic People's Republic of Korea

● Capital: PYONGYANG (largest city)
● Population: 25,687,256
● Ethnicity: 99% north korean, no immigration
● Govt: ​totalitarianis​m, The government is also confirmed by the S​upreme People's
Assembly​ , workers party of korea - ruling party, gives legal supremacy over political
parties
● President - Kim Jong Un
● Supreme leader of north korea since 2011
● He is the grandson of ​Kim Il-sung​, who was the first leader of North Korea from 1948 to
1994​. Kim is the first North Korean leader who was born after the ​country's founding​.
● Occupies the northern half of the korean peninsula
● borders the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan between China and South Korea.
● composed of mountains and uplands, separated by deep and narrow valleys
● Communist government, one man dictatorship
● North Korea has a command economy in which the central government directs the
economy regarding the production and distribution of goods.
● At the end of World War II in 1945, ​the Korean Peninsula was divided​ into two zones
along the ​38th parallel​, with the northern half of the peninsula occupied by the Soviet
Union and the southern half ​by the United States​.
● The Democratic People's Republic of Korea was established in the North on 9
September 1948. Shtykov served as the first Soviet ambassador, while Kim Il-sung
became premier.
● Juche​ - the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is guided in its activities by the
Jucheidea authored by President Kim Il Sung. The Juche idea means, in a nutshell, that
the masters of the revolution and construction are the masses of the people and that
they are also the motive force of the revolution and construction.

SOUTH KOREA
● Republic of Korea
● Capital: Seoul
● Major cities: seoul, busan, incheon
● Population: ​51,164,435
● Ethinicity: Koreans, Chinese around 20k
● President: Moon Jae In - elected may 2017
● Prime minister - lee nak yeon
● Government: republic, presidential system, executive and legislative branches operate
primarily
● Religion: christianity, buddhism
 ● Ideology: cold war authoritarianism

JAPAN

MONGOLIA

TAIWAN (AKA REPUBLIC OF CHINA)

-Capital: Taipei
-Major Metropolitan cities: New Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung
-Ethnic groups: Hoklo Chinese 69%, Hakka Chinese 15%, Mainland Chinese 14%, Indegenous
peoples 2%
-Current population ​23,736,569​ as of Thursday, February 28, 2019
-Taiwan, as well as that of mainland China both apply the tenets of Confucianism in their
religions. The two shared Confucianism way back before the Chinese Civil War in mainland
China. Taiwan’s religious consist of Buddhists, Taoists, Christians and people who practice folk
religions such as the Yiguandao.
-The government of Taiwan is officially called The Republic of China, which is due to a long and
arduous chain of events that made it what it is today.

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

REFERENCE LINKS

https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/youth-politics-in-east-asia/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/ethnic-groups-of-north-korea.html

http://seoul.embassy.qa/en/republic-of-korea/political-system

https://study.com/academy/lesson/chinas-one-child-policy-facts-history-quiz.html
https://www.thoughtco.com/china-one-child-policy-facts-1434406

1. Choudhury, Avijoy Roy. “10 Biggest Cities In Japan.” World Atlas, Worldatlas, 8 July 2016,
www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-biggest-cities-in-japan.html.
2. Jansen, Marius B., and G. Cameron Hurst. “Japan.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia
Britannica, Inc., 28 Feb. 2019, www.britannica.com/place/Japan/Government-and-society.
3. “Japan Population (LIVE).” United Arab Emirates Population (2018) - Worldometers,
www.worldometers.info/world-population/japan-population/.
4. Education and Literacy in China, www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/japan/pro-religion.htm.
5. Sousa, Gregory. “Ethnic Groups And Nationalities In Japan.” World Atlas, Worldatlas, 16
Sept. 2016, www.worldatlas.com/articles/ethnic-groups-and-nationalities-in-japan.html.
6. Sawe, Benjamin Elisha. “What Type Of Government Does Japan Have?” World Atlas,
Worldatlas, 19 Oct. 2016,
www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-japan-have.html​.

Taiwan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/asia_pac/04/taiwan_flashpoint/html/history.stm