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Countries Of The World

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COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

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SOUTH KOREA

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  • Total population: 50 million 6. Ethnic group: homogeneous ( except for 20,000 Chinese)
  • Birth rate: 10 children per day
  • Death rate: 6.5 deaths
  • Medium age: total- 39.7 years male- 38.2 years female- 41 years
  • Fertility rate: 1.24 births per women
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  • Total area: 38,697 sq miles
  • Gross domestic product(GDP): 1.13 trillion USD
  • GDP per capita: 24,488
  • Life expectancy: total- 80.87 years male- 71 years female- 73.5 years
  • Literacy rate: age 15 and over can read and write or 97.9%
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CLIMATE INFORMATION

  • North Korea has four seasons.
  • This country has a wide temperature difference throughout the year.
  • Their are typhoon and rainy seasons as well as the other four.
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MAJOR PHYSICAL FEATURES

  • South Korea is part of the Korean Peninsula.
  • Mountains extend down eastern and south-central regions.
  • Lowlands make up the western coast.
  • South Korea borders Korea Strait and Yellow Sea.
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NATURAL RESOURCES

  • South Korea is relatively poor in natural resources.
  • They were once heavily forested, but is now stripped of trees.
  • Sparse mineral resources include iron ore, limestone,coal, and others.
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MAJOR RELIGIONS

  • Christian: 31.6%
  • Buddhism: 24.2%
  • None: 43.3%
  • Unknown/other: 0.9%
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MAJOR POLITICAL FEATURES

  • Candidate eligibility: 25 years or older and Republic of Korea citizenship.
  • Voters: 19 years or older and Republic of Korea citizenship.
  • President is Park Geun- hye
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GOVERNMENT

  • South Korea is a republic.
  • Their day of independence is August 15, 1945
  • The government is divided into executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
  • President gets a 5 year term.
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HISTORY OF SOUTH KOREA

  • In 2333 BC the first Korean state developed along the Taedong River.
  • In 313, Koguryo conquered Nangnang and took control of the northern half of Korea.
  • General Yi became king of Koryo in 1392.
  • Korea remained under Japanese control until 1945, when Japan defeated in WWII.
  • In October 1987, a new democratic constitution was adopted by a referendum of all the voters.
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MAJOR LANGUAGES

  • Korean is the official language of South Korea.
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JAPAN

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  • Total population: 127.6 million
  • Total area: 145,925 sq miles.
  • Birth rate: 8 per day.
  • Death rate: 6.5 deaths.
  • Medium age: total- 46.1 years female- 86.7 years male- 44.8 years.
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  • GDP: 5.96 USD
  • GDP per capita: 46,731 dollars
  • Life expectancy: total- 82.59 female- 86.7 years male- 79.44 years.
  • Fertility rate: 1.39 births per women
  • Major languages: Japanese
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CLIMATE INFORMATION

  • Climates in Japan vary dramatically from island to island.
  • Weather in Japan is generally temperate, with four distinct seasons.
  • Winter is from December to February.
  • Spring is from March to May.
  • Summer begins in June, and Autumn is from September to November.
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PHYSICAL FEATURES

  • Japan experiences frequent earthquakes.
  • There are many volcanos in this region as well.
  • These causes are all because of where continental plates meet.
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NATURAL RESOURCES

  • Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas.
  • They are also the second largest importer of oil.
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  • Ethnic groups: the main ethnic group is Yayoi.
  • Literacy rate: 99% of people
  • Major religions: earliest religion- Shinto, Buddhism, and Confucianism minor religion- Christianity.
  • Political features: voters must be at least 20 years old and the prime minister is Shinzo Abe.
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GOVERNMENT

  • Legislature: holds the House of Representatives(480 members) and the House of Councillors(242 members).
  • Executive: holds the cabinet headed by the prime minister.
  • Judiciary: holds the highest court which is the Supreme Court.
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HISTORY

  • 710: Hara becomes the first permanent capital.
  • 1467-1477: orin war.
  • 1592-1598: unsuccessful invasion on Korea.
  • 1904-1905: Russo- Japanese war.
  • 1941: Pacific war starts then they surrender in 1945 after two atomic bombs are dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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TAIWAN

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  • Total population: 23.34 million.
  • Total area: 13,974 sq miles.
  • Birth rates: 8.81 per day.
  • Death rates: 6.83 per day.
  • Fertility rate: 1.11 births per women.
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  • GDP: 474 billion USD
  • GDP per capita: 39,400 dollars.
  • Medium age: total- 39.2 years male- 38.5 years female- 39.9 years.
  • Life, expectancy: total- 78.32 years male- 79.71 years female- 75.3 years.
  • Literacy rate: age 15 and over can read and write or 96.1%
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CLIMATE INFORMATION

  • The climate varies considerably from one part of the island to another.
  • The rainfall varies from place to place.
  • The typical daytime temperatures is 68-77 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Tropical, marine, and rainy seasons occur during the southwest monsoon (July to August).
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PHYSICAL FEATURES

  • The most prominent geographical feature is Chungyang Shanmo(central mountain range).
  • One side of Taiwan's coast, in many areas, the cliff drops into the ocean.
  • Taiwan is located on two plates that grind together.
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  • Natural resources: small deposits of caol, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos.
  • Ethnic groups: Taiwanese- 84% mainland Chinese- 14% indigenous 2%.
  • Major religions: mix of Buddhist and Taoist 93% Christian- 4.5% other- 2.5%
  • Major political features: voters must be 19 years of age and the president is MA Ying- jeou.
  • Major languages: Mandarin Chinese is the official language, and Japanese is fhe minor language.
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GOVERNMENT

  • Executive branch: the vice president and president are elected for a four year term.
  • Legislative branch: there are 113 seats and are elected by a powerful vote.
  • Judicial branch: holds the highest courts( court president, vice president 100 judges).
  • Judicial branch: holds Constitutional Court( court president, vice president, 13 justices.
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HISTORY

  • In 1595, the military defeated the force China's Qing Dynasty to cede Taiwan to Japan.
  • In 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government.
  • In 1950, the ruling authorities gradually democratized and incorporated the local population.
  • In 2000, Taiwan underwent its first peaceful transfer of power from the Nationalist.
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Taylor Nazarenus