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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in East Asia. It extends southwards for about 684 miles (1,100 km) from continental Asia into the Pacific Ocean and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan (also called East Sea) on the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west, the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water. Until the end of World War II, Korea was a single political entity whose territory roughly coincided with the Korean Peninsula. Since the cessation of the Korean War in 1953, the northern half has been occupied by North Korea, while the southern half has been occupied by South Korea. The northern boundaries for the Korean Peninsula are commonly (and tacitly) taken to coincide with today's political borders between North Korea and her northern neighbors, China (1,416 km along the provinces of Jilin and Liaoning) and Russia (19 km). These borders are formed naturally by the rivers Yalu/Amnok and Tumen/Tuman/Duman. Taking this definition, the Korean Peninsula (including its islands) has an area of 220,847 km (85,270 sq mi). The peninsula is called Chosŏn Pando (조선반도) in North Korea and Han Bando (한반도) in South Korea based on the respective names of the two countries. They both use "Korea" as part of their official English names. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Why is the Korean peninsula better secured than the US/Mexican border? Q. I wonder why? When poorer nations than US start outranking us on one issue. You know something's up. Asked by IntelGuy09 - Thu Mar 12 16:24:20 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. The key reason is that too many people in washington profit from the drug trade and illegal alien workers. If people in washington really cared about this country they would secure the border and stop the flow of drugs. Answered by old codger - Thu Mar 12 16:29:45 2009 Why was it so difficult to unify the Korean peninsula following World War II? Q. ??? Asked by lil_pink_monkey78 - Fri Nov 13 10:46:21 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. That question is a bit odd, considering that until 1948, three years after WWII, Korea had been a unified people and country for more than the last millennium. Perhaps your text meant to say "RE-unify". The question really should be, why did the two superpowers, USSR and US, split the country in half and then refuse to allow the inhabitants of that peninsula to choose their own government? And which side tried to seize the other side by force? Which side gets all the blame for and is still criticized over the violence? and why? So the answer to your question might be, "Because neither the US nor the Soviet Union was willing to see the peninsula unified under the opposing ideology." It's so tempting to write a long thesis on the evils… [cont.] Answered by Dorothy - Fri Nov 13 14:18:29 2009 Is it true that the Mongolian Empire conquered Korean peninsula around 13th century?
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