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Republic of Korea or Korea as it is commonly referred to
as, is a nation that is located in the east of Asia.
South Korea is actually located on the southern region
of the Korean Peninsula. On the west of the country lies
China, on its east it is bordered by Japan and on its
north it shares boundary with North Korea. Seoul is not
just the capital city of South Korea but it is also
among the major metropolitan cities of the world. In
fact, Seoul is the world’s second largest metropolitan
city. As its population is about forty-eight million
people, South Korea is considered to be one of the
highly populated countries in the world.
Jeju Island is the largest island in the country and it
has an area of about one thousand eight hundred and
forty-five square kilometers. This island is also the
site of the highest point in South Korea, Hallasan,
which is an extinct volcano. There are twenty national
parks in the country and the nature places that are
popular in South Korea are Suncheon Bay Ecological Park
and Boseong Tea Field. The citizens of South Korea are
allowed to follow any religion but most of the people in
the country are either Christians or Buddhists.
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