Position Paper
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Publicado: 6 de noviembre de 2012
POSITION PAPER
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMITTE
____________________________________REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA
is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.] The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the middle Ages. Itsneighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. South Korea lies in the North Temperate Zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392square kilometers and has a population of 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
Archaeology indicates that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the LowerPaleolithic period (2.6 Ma-300 Ka). Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD,Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when it was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forcesat the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil and times of military rule and martial lawcharacterized much of the period until the foundation of the Sixth Republic in 1987.
South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with more than 188 countries. The country has also been a member ofthe United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. On January 1, 2007, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon assumed the post of UN Secretary-General. Ithas also developed links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both a member of ASEAN Plus three, a body of observers, and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
In 2010, South Korea and...
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMITTE
____________________________________REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA
is a sovereign state in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.] The name "Korea" is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the middle Ages. Itsneighbors are China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. South Korea lies in the North Temperate Zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It covers a total area of 99,392square kilometers and has a population of 50 million. The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 9,794,304.
Archaeology indicates that the Korean Peninsula was occupied by the LowerPaleolithic period (2.6 Ma-300 Ka). Korean history begins with the founding of Gojoseon in 2333 BC by the legendary Dan-gun. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea under Silla 668 AD,Korea went through the Goryeo Dynasty and Joseon Dynasty as one nation until the end of the Korean Empire in 1910, when it was annexed by Japan. After liberation and occupation by Soviet and U.S. forcesat the end of World War II, the nation was divided into North and South Korea. The latter was established in 1948 as a democracy, though political turmoil and times of military rule and martial lawcharacterized much of the period until the foundation of the Sixth Republic in 1987.
South Korea maintains diplomatic relations with more than 188 countries. The country has also been a member ofthe United Nations since 1991, when it became a member state at the same time as North Korea. On January 1, 2007, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon assumed the post of UN Secretary-General. Ithas also developed links with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both a member of ASEAN Plus three, a body of observers, and the East Asia Summit (EAS).
In 2010, South Korea and...
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