Korea, the full name of the Republic of Korea (/Republic of Korea Greater Han Mingguo), referred to as Korea (? /Korea Hanguk), also known as South Korea and South Korea. Korea was founded on August 5, 1948. It is a * * * country, located in the south of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. The country name comes from three Korean tribes (Chen Han, Mahan and Han Ge) in the southern part of the ancient Korean peninsula, and the English name Korea comes from the ancient name "Korea". Sejong is the administrative capital of South Korea, the Presidential Palace and the National Assembly are still in Seoul, and South Korea has become a country with two capitals. ?

South Korea is located in the south of the Korean Peninsula in Northeast Asia, surrounded by the sea on three sides, the Yellow Sea on the west, the Jiaodong Peninsula across the sea, the Korean Strait in the southeast, the Sea of Japan in the east, and North Korea across the demilitarized zone of the 38th parallel, accounting for 4/9 of the total area of the Korean Peninsula. South Korea was once a vassal state of the Central Plains dynasty in history. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the Sino-Japanese War. South Korea broke away from the vassal relationship with the Central Plains Dynasty and later established the "Korean Empire". 19 10 was annexed by Japan and gained independence after World War II. 1950 The Korean War broke out and the north and south split. The northern country is called Korea, and the southern country is called Korea.