South Korea

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South Korea (Korean: Nam-han), officially the Republic of Korea (Korean: Dae-han Min-guk,[1]),[2] is a constitutional republic comprising the southern part of the Korean peninsula, which protrudes southward from the Northeastern Asian mainland and is met by the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to the east. The country is part of East Asia, a geographically and culturally based identity that traditionally consisted of China, Korea, and Japan. The capital is Seoul.

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  1. ↑ i.e. 'Great Nation of the People of Korea'
  2. ↑ According to the revised romanization of Korean.
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