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  South Korea The Republic of Korea known as South Korea, is a country in East Asia, located in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. It is bordered to the north by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea, or North Korea), with which it formed a single country until 1945. To the east is the Sea of ​​Japan or the East Sea, to the south the Korea Strait, that separates it from Japan, and to the west the Yellow Sea. Its territory comprises the southern half of the Korean peninsula encompassing some three thousand islands that surround it, among which Jeju, Ulleungdo and Dokdo stand out. Approximately half of the country's population lives in its capital, Seoul, or in its metropolitan area, which is one of them. Korea is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Culture. South Korea shares its traditional culture with North Korea, but the two Koreas have developed distinct contemporary forms of culture, especially since the peninsula was partitioned in 1945....