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Korea (Korean: 한국 in South Korea or 조선 in North Korea, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Korea is currently divided into North Korea and South Korea.
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Topography and climate have ... been important influences on Korea's historical development. The Korean peninsula is very mountainous, especially in the north. Less than 20 percent of the land is suitable for cultivation.
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Only 4% of the size of China; South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula. It is mountainous in the east and in the west and south there are many harbours, quaint bays and offshore islands.
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Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in North-East Asia. To the northwest, the Amnok River (Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River (Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia. The Yellow Sea is to the west, the East China Sea is to the south, and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) is to the east of Korea.[26] Notable islands include Jeju-do, Ulleung-do, and Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo in Korean).
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Slightly larger than Indiana, South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula. It is mountainous in the east; in the west and south are many harbors on the mainland and offshore islands.
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[B]oth sides insist that their ultimate goal is a unified Korea. The long history of political, cultural, and linguistic unity on the Korean peninsula up to the twentieth century suggests that, at some point in the future, unification is probably inevitable. But as long as both regimes remain in place, the two Koreas will most likely continue to work at a gradual reconciliation, leading toward some form of unification that cannot be foreseen at present.
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