South Korea Essay

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A small country on the far eastern edge of Asia is known as Republic of Korea. South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korea peninsula and is slightly bigger than the state of Indiana as said from Infoplease.com (http://www.infoplease.com/country/korea-south.html) . South Korea is a country of economic activity, arts, and culture. In the east of the country it is mountainous, the west and south consist of some waterfronts. South Korea borders the country of North Korea and is slightly larger than the state of Indiana. The country consists of mostly hills and mountains but has many coastal plains. The country is surrounded by the East Sea and the Yellow Sea (http://geography.about.com/library/cia/blcsouthkorea.htm). It is quite close to Japan; the closest destination is two hours away from Busan to Tsushima (Japanese island). The people of South Korea are mainly Korean. More than 99% of South Korea’s inhabitants have Korean ethnicity. Many Koreans like to refer to themselves as 단일민족국가 (Dan-il minjok guk ga), “the single race society”. All the Koreans speak and write Hangeul; known as Korean (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html). Education in South Korea is extremely important. Many Koreans spend averagely nine hours in school and extra hours in academies and with tutors. Almost all Koreans send their children to academies (after school and on weekends) or pay a tutor. South Korea usually makes the top forty list of developed countries with the best education systems. The population in Korea is about 50 million residents as of 2012 (https://google.com). Pungmul, a Korean traditional music style, is performed for everyday events and was usually performed by farmers. Pungmul is usually practiced outside. It is performed for foreigners all over Korea. The dance is very lively and there is usually drummers, dancers,

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