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	Subdivisions of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A "Si" is one of the divisions of a province, along with "Gun." Cities have a population of at least 150,000; once a county ("Gun") attains that population, it becomes a city.
		A "Gun" is one of the divisions of a province (along with "Si"), and of the metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Incheon and Ulsan (along with "Gu").
		A "Gu" is the only division of Seoul, the metropolitan cities of Gwangju and Daejeon, and the cities of Suwon, Cheongju, and Jeonju; and one of the divisions of the metropolitan cities of Busan, Daegu, Incheon, and Ulsan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea (811 words)

	South Korea - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), commonly known as South Korea, is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean peninsula.
		Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea ("West Sea") to the west and the East Sea/Sea of Japan to the east, and terminated by the Tsushima Strait and the South Sea (East China Sea) to the south.
		Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous in the world, with the only significant minority being a small Chinese community.
	open-encyclopedia.com /South_Korea (1879 words)

	North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Then, Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by the United States south of the 38th parallel.
		This led in 1948 to the establishment of two governments claiming to be the sole government of all of Korea: a communist regime in the North, and an anti-communist regime in the South.
		North Korea's capital and largest city is P'yongyang; other major cities include Kaesong in the south, Sinuiju in the northwest, Wonsan and Hamhung in the east and Chongjin in the north.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/n/no/north_korea.html (1941 words)

	Administrative divisions of North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		As of 2004, North Korea consisted of two directly-governed cities (Chikhalsi; 직할시;直轄市), three special administrative regions with various designations, and nine provinces (Do, singular and plural; 도; 道).
		Some sources, most of them come from South Korea, refer the city as a Special City; however these are the old sources.
		Moreover, South Korea has corrected the city as a Directly Governed City, according to a South Korean newspaper in 1994.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Administrative_divisions_of_North_Korea (451 words)

	Provinces of Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Provinces (Do) have been the primary administrative division of Korea since the mid Goryeo dynasty in the early 11th century, and were preceded by provincial-level divisions (Ju and Mok) dating back to Unified Silla, in the late 7th century.
		With the surrender of Japan in 1945, the Korean peninsula was divided into Soviet (northern) and American (southern) zones of occupation, with the dividing line established along the 38th parallel.
		(See Division of Korea for more information.) The peninsula was divided at the 38th parallel, with the Americans controlling the south half of the peninsula and the Soviets controlling the north half.
	www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Provinces_of_Korea (1515 words)

	North Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		North Korea, known officially as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK; Korean: Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk; Chosŏngŭl: 조선민주주의인민공화국; Hanja: 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國), is a country in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea.
		Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by the United States south of the 38th parallel, but the United States and the Soviet Union were unable to agree on implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea.
		North Korea's capital and largest city is P'yŏngyang; other major cities include Kaesŏng in the south, Sinŭiju in the northwest, Wŏnsan and Hamhŭng in the east and Ch'ŏngjin in the northeast.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/North_Korea (3326 words)

	South Gyeongsang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		South Gyeongsang is a province in the southeast of South Korea.
		Before 1895, the area corresponding to modern-day South Gyeongsang was part of Gyeongsang Province, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty.
		The province is part of the Yeongnam region, and is bounded on the east by the East Sea, on the north by North Gyeongsang province, on the west North and South Jeolla provinces, and on the south by the Korea Strait.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/South_Gyeongsang (400 words)

	Jeju - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Jeju is located in the Korea Strait, southwest of South Jeolla Province, which it was a part of until it became a separate province in 1946.
		When Korea was colonized by Japan in 1910, Jeju became known as Saishu, which is the Japanese reading of the Hanja for Jeju.
		It should be noted that the population of Jeju started an uprising against the Korean government between 1946 to 1948, and approximately 30,000 of the island's population were killed during the uprising.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Jeju (702 words)

	Special Administrative Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In the political division of the Republic of China, "special administrative regions" were historically used to designate special areas, most of which were eventually converted into provinces.
		Chahar was made a special administrative region in 1914 by the Republic of China, as a subdivision of the then Zhili province, with 6 banners and 11 counties.
		In 1928 it became a province, with 5 of its counties partitioned to Suiyuan, and 10 counties were included from Hebei.
	www.lighthousepoint.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Special_Administrative_Region (500 words)

	South Korea - Gurupedia
		Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east, and terminated by the Tsushima Strait and the East China Sea to the south.
		South Korea's capital and largest city is Seoul in the northwest, other major cities include nearby Incheon, central Daejeon, Gwangju in the southwest and Daegu and Busan in the southeast.
		Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogenous in the world, with the only minority being a small Chinese community.
	www.gurupedia.com /s/so/south_korea.htm (1454 words)

	South Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Republic of Korea (ROK for short; Daehan Min-guk (대한 민국 大韓民國) in Korean) is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the peninsula of Korea.
		After the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was involuntarily divided-up into two zones of influence by the world's super powers, followed in 1948 by two matching governments: a communist North and a United States-influenced South.
		Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea to the west and the East Se/Sea of Japan (see Notice on Talk page) to the east, and terminated by the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the south.
	usapedia.com /s/south-korea.html (1278 words)

	North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		To the south its borders South Korea with which it formed a single nation until 1948, while its northern border is predominantly with China, with a small section bordering Russia.
		Japanese occupation of Korea ended after World War II in 1945, after which Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union in north of the 38th parallel and by the United States south of the 38th parallel.
		Korea had a traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist past, with some Christian and the traditional Chondogyo ("Heavenly Way") minorities present, though autonomous religious activities are now almost nonexistent in the North due to aggressive persecution of believers.
	usapedia.com /n/north-korea.html (1314 words)

	Incheon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Incheon Metropolitan City is a metropolitan city and major seaport on the west coast of South Korea, near Seoul.
		It is also under the control of one of the two Free Economic Zone Authorities in Korea, which is aimed to concentrate foreign investment.
		Incheon is aimed to become Asia's newest financial and corporate hub along with Korea's Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority, which is centered on the dynamic southern harbor of Busan.
	www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Incheon (357 words)

	Korea, North Introduction - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
		Korea's division in 1945 along the thirty-eighth parallel was originally intended as a temporary partition to facilitate the surrender of Japanese forces on the Korean Peninsula at the end of World War II.
		Although North Korea has sought reunification of the peninsula on its own terms through the judicious use of force, subversion, or even peaceful political means, efforts at inter- Korean reconciliation through dialogue began in the early 1970s and continued in the early 1990s.
		North Korea has said that the present rods are the original rods that were placed in 1986 and that they are almost spent, necessitating their replacement.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/korea_north/korea_north_history_introduction.html (4620 words)

	South Hwanghae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		South Hwanghae (Hwanghae-namdo) is a province of North Korea.
		The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae.
		The southern border of the province is marked by the Korean Demilitarized Zone with South Korea.
	www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/South_Hwanghae (149 words)

	AllRefer.com - South Korea - Introduction \| South Korean Information Resource
		Korea also served as one of several cultural bridges between its two regional neighbors, taking pride in passing along advanced Chinese political, philosophical, religious, and literary ideas and models to what Koreans consistently perceived as a less well- developed Japan.
		At the turn of the century, Korea was the object of two wars as China and Japan in turn fought to maintain footholds on the peninsula and to exclude a Russia keenly interested in Korea's warm-water ports.
		Although many Koreans fought for independence from Japanese rule, Korea's liberation in 1945 was brought about not by Korean efforts but by the Allied victory over Japan and by the division of Korea into two zones of occupation by the United States and the Soviet Union.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/south-korea/south-korea11.html (7277 words)

	Articles - North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		North Korea is on the northern portion of the Korean Peninsula that extends 1,100 km from the Asian mainland.
		To the west it borders the Yellow Sea and the Korea Bay and to the east it borders the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea).
		North Korea's population is one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogenous in the world, with very small Chinese and Japanese communities as the only non-Korean indigenous minorities.
	www.gaple.com /articles/North_Korea?mySession=36f38de8497c13251df9a7f03f3d4abc (3002 words)

	North Hamgyong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Map of North Korea highlighting the province (Note: map is not drawn properly)
		North Hamgyŏng (Hamgyŏng-pukto) is a province of North Korea.
		The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Hamgyŏng Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea.
	www.kernersville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/North_Hamgyong (199 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - South Korea
		South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.
		Thereafter, the southern Republic of Korea, under the autocratic government of Syngman Rhee and the dictatorship of Park Chung Hee, achieved rapid economic growth.
		Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea ("West Sea") to the west and the East Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east, and terminated by the Korea Strait and the South Sea (East China Sea) to the south.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/South_Korea (2429 words)

	Search Tuna Report for North Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		North Korea (11/03) However, lack of progress in developing and implementing an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency for the inspection of the North's nuclear facilities led to North Korea's March 1993 announcement of its withdrawal from the NPT....
		Korea Times Special Poor, even impoverished, it is populated by millions of fascinating human beings and they belong to the same nation and speak the same language as their South Korean brethren....
		Korea WebWeekly Korea Steps Up Army Tours Amid Tension NYTimes -- From inspecting washrooms at remote army bases to posing for photos with adoring troops, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is making the military rounds in an apparent attempt to polish his army credentials amid the deepening nuclear crisis with the United States....
	searchtuna.com /ftlive/1367.html (5504 words)

	Articles - South Korea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Republic of Korea is a developed, stable, democratic republic with powers shared between the president and the legislature.
		Korea forms a peninsula that extends some 1,100 km from the Asian mainland, flanked by the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), and terminated by the Korea Strait and the East China Sea to the south.
		South Korea's chaebol are often compared with Japan's keiretsu business groupings, the successors to the pre-war zaibatsu ("chaebol" and "zaibatsu" are Korean and Japanese pronunciations of the same Chinese characters).
	www.gaple.com /articles/South_Korea?mySession=efc0a07198911dc65d252bb8b65f5a0a (3339 words)

	Yeongcheon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Yeongcheon is a city in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
		Yeongcheon is located 350 km southeast of Seoul, in the southeast of North Gyeongsang Province.
		Administrative divisions of North Gyeongsang province, South Korea
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Yeongcheon (153 words)

	Wikinfo \| North Korea
		The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a totalitarian regime in eastern Asia, covering the northern half of the peninsula of Korea.
		North Korea's capital and largest city is P'yŏngyang; other major cities include Kaesŏng in the south, Shinŭiju in the northwest, Wŏnsan and Hamhŭng in the east and Ch'ŏngjin in the northeast.
		China and South Korea are the biggest trade partners of North Korea, with trade with China going up 38% to $1.02 billion in 2003, and trade with South Korea going up 12% to $724 million in 2003 since the start of the experiment.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=North_Korea (2535 words)

	Sinuiju Special Administrative Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Sinŭiju Special Administrative Region is a special administrative region of North Korea, on the border with China.
		It was established in 2002 near the city of Sinŭiju to try introducing the market economy.
		Before he could fill his post he was arrested by Chinese authorities and sentenced to 18 years in prison for tax evasion and other economic crimes.
	www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Sinuiju_Special_Administrative_Region (165 words)

	North Korea - Gurupedia
		Then, Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union north of the 38th Parallel and by the
		McCune-Reischauer system as officially used in North Korea; the editor was also guided by the spellings used on the 2003 National Geographic map of Korea).
		Citizens of the US and South Korea are allowed to visit with a valid visa.
	www.gurupedia.com /n/no/north_korea.htm (1749 words)

	ulsan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Ulsan (Korean 울산광역시, 蔚山廣域市) is a city in the south east of South Korea.
		It lies on the East Sea and is located 70 kilometres north of Busan.
		As part of South Korea's first five-year economic plan, Ulsan became an open port.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /ulsan.html (176 words)

	Subdivisions of South Korea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A "Si" is one of the divisions of a province, along with "Gun." Cities have a population of at least 50,000; once a county ("Gun") attains that population, it becomes a city.
		A "Gun" has a population less than 50,000 (which would make it a city or "Si"), and is less densely populated than a "Gu," and is more rural in character than either of the other 2 divisions.
		(Sources: Korea Times [1] (http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200504/kt2005042817341311990.htm), Korea Herald [2] (http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/04/29/200504290004.asp)).
	www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Administrative_divisions_of_South_Korea (860 words)

	ISO 3166-2:KR - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		ISO 3166-2:KR is an ISO standard which defines geocodes: it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to South Korea.
		Each two-part code consists of the ISO 3166-1 code for South Korea (KR) and 2 digits, hyphenated together.
		Note: Names are not spelled according to the ISO list, but to the official Revised Romanization of Korean as used in South Korea.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/ISO_3166-2:KR (180 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		In North and South Korea, Special cities, Metropolitan Cities, and Directly Governed Cities are cities that have a status equivalent to that of Provinces (Do).
		As of 2003, there were three Directly Governed Cities (Chik'alshi; 직할시 直轄市) and three other special provincial-level administrative regions in North Korea, and one Special City (Teukbyeolsi; 특별시; 特別市) and six Metropolitan Cities (Gwangyeoksi; 광역시; 廣域市) in South Korea.
		Before 1995, the five largest Gwangyeoksi in South Korea were classified as Chik'alshi (as it was romanized at the time; now spelled Jikhalsi in the Revised Romanization of Korean).
	www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/s/sp/special_cities_of_korea.html (249 words)

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