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KORE
SOUTH

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The flag of South Korea features four
colors: white, black, red and blue. The
white background is a traditional color
in Korean culture that symbolizes
purity and peace. The color of black is
used for the four trigrams, each
representing a different virtue. The yin-
yang in the middle is half red and half
blue, with blue symbolizing negative
cosmic forces, while red represents
positive cosmic forces.
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• POPULATION
51 million people live in South Korea
(2017). The majority of the people live in

FACT #1
the province surrounding Seoul in the
northwest of the country
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• CAPITAL
Seoul with 10 million inhabitants is
also the country’s biggest city.

FACT #2
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• Name of
government
Republic of Korea (ROK)
President: Moon Jae-in

FACT #3
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• Government
Presidential Republic
-is a democratic and republican system of
government in which head of a government

FACT #4
leads an executive branch that is separate from
the legislative branch.
-head of the state is called president.
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NATIONAL holiDAY
15 AUGUST (Liberation Day)
-On this day in 1945, Japan’s surrender
ended World War II and restored
freedom to the people of the Korean
Peninsula. August 15th remains the
only national holiday celebrated in both
FACT #5
North and South Korea. 
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• LANGUAGE
Korean (Hangul)

FACT #6
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• LITERACY

More than 95% can read and write

FACT #7
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• religion
• Main:
Christianity (27%)
Buddhism (15%)

However many practise

Confucianism regardless of their
religious beliefs.
FACT #8
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• cURRENCY
1 Korean Won = 100 Jeon

FACT #9
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• National symbols
Taeguk Hibiscus syriacus

Siberian Tiger
FACT #10
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• HISTORY
South Korea's recent history is one of
amazing progress. Annexed by Japan early
in the 20th century, and ravaged by World
War II and the Korean War, South Korea
lapsed into military dictatorship for

FACT #11
decades.
Beginning in the late 1980s, however,
South Korea created a representative
democratic government and one of the
world's top high-tech manufacturing
economies. Despite lingering unease about
the relationship with neighboring North
Korea, the South is a major Asian power
and an inspiring success story.
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WHERE IS SOUTH
KOREA?
South Korea is
located in East Asia,
on the southern half
of the Korean
Peninsula located out
from the far east of
SOUTH
the Asian landmass.
The only country
KOREAMAP
with a land border to
South Korea is North
Korea
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South Korea is roughly the size of
England or Portugal and about 1/3 size of
Germany. South Korea is seven times
smaller than Texas
Hallasan is a volcanic
mountain and this is an
active volcano, however,
it has not erupted for
many centuries. This is
GEOGRAPH
Y
located on the island of
Jeju.

Jeju is the largest South Korean island and

located to the south of peninsula
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The economy of South Korea is the 4th largest

in Asia and the 11th largest in the world. It is a mixed
economy dominated by family-owned conglomerates
called chaebols; however, the dominance of the chaebol is
unlikely to last and engenders risk of slowing down the
transformation of Korean economy for the benefit of
future generations. South Korea is known for its
spectacular rise from one of the poorest countries in the
world to a developed, high-income country in just a few

ECONOMY
generations. This economic growth is called by some a
miracle, and described as the Miracle on the Han River,
which has brought South Korea to the ranks of elite
countries in the OECD and the G-20. South Korea still
remains one of the fastest growing developed countries in
the world following the Great Recession. It is included in
the group of Next Eleven countries that will dominate the
global economy in the middle of the 21st century.
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• seoul
Country’s capital and largest
city. It is situated by the Han
River. A quarter of South
Korea’s population live in Seoul
and the surrounding area

• JEJU ISLAND
ATTRACTIO
Is among the favourite
Korean holiday destinations.
NS
With a mild climate and
numerous possibilities to go
hiking and lazing on
mountains and beaches.
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• BUSAN
In South Korea’s second
biggest city, you can do your
shopping and temple tours
but also relax at some
stunning beaches
ATTRACTIO
• Seoraksan national
park
NS
This is another place to
marvel at nature for its
breathtaking mountains
with its snowcaps.
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• Pyeongchang
This is a resort in the north eastern region of
South Korea.

ATTRACTION
S
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Did you know?

That the Olympic mascot, a
white Siberian tiger, is called
Soohorang?

DIDYOU KNOW?
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Most of them live in urban areas of the country. The biggest

cities are the capital Seoul, Busan (Pusan), Incheon (Inch’on)
and Daegu (Taegu)

South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced

countries and the educational standards are high.

KOREAN
The people in rural areas are still much poorer and many live
a simple life.

Many Koreans practise Confucianism.

Koreans celebrate the new year twice! The New Year

celebration are on January 1 as most countries do and for
Lunar New Year which is celebrated in February each year.
PEOPLE
Children look very much forward to the New Year
celebrations.
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Korean people has a tradition clothing which is

worn on their “Hanbok Day”

Hanbok is the name of their clothing.

KOREAN
PEOPLE
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The music of Korea refers to music from the Korean peninsula

ranging from prehistoric times to the division of Korea into
South and North in 1945. It includes court music, folk music,
poetic songs, and religious music used in shamanistic and
Buddhist traditions. Together, traditional Korean music is
referred to as gugak (Hangul: 국악 ), which literally means
"national music."

Example of traditional Korean

KOREAN
music:
MUSIC
Arirang
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Although Korean (also called Hangul) is the official language, in

many regions people speak Korean dialects. Children learn
Mandarin and English in schools and most people speak English
fairly well.

The Korean alphabet has 24 letters and the language does not
have any articles and does not follow a word order. The language
is similar to Mandarin and Japanese and is written and read from
top to bottom and from left to right.
KOREAN
LANGUAG
E
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Many Korean dishes are rice, vegetables, soya and meat based

Sesame seeds, chillis, kimchi, and rice products are the most
common ingredients in Korean dishes.

Here are some typical Korean dishes

• Kimchi: traditional dish made with

fermented vegetables such as
cabbage or leafy greens with chillis
KOREAN
FOOD
• Dark Galbi: spicy chicken
stir-fry with sweet potatoes,
rice cakes and vegetables.
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• Bulgogi: grilled meat and

vegetable dish

• Jajangmyeong: very popular

street food consisting of
noodles, vegetables, fried
KOREAN
FOOD
pork or seafood in a thick
black bean sauce.

• Bimbap: mixed rice with

four to six different
vegetables and often
served with an egg that
might be fried and sunny
side up or raw
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There are many endangered animal

species living in South Korea.
Among of them are the Siberian
tiger, the Ampur leorpard, the KOREAN
Golden Eagle, the lynx and the
Siberian musk deer. ANIMALS
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