| | Korea Article, Korea Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | Korea is a historical country situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia between China and Japan. |
 | | In Korean, Korea is referred to as " Hanguk " (한국; 韓國) in the south and " Chosŏn " (조선; 朝鮮) in the north. |
 | | Korea was divided into two occupation zones effectively starting on September 8, 1945, with the United States administering the southern half of the peninsula and the Soviet Union taking over the area north of the 38thparallel. |
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