Republic of Korea (South Korea)

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NAME: Republic of Korea, or South Korea

INITIALS: KR, or KOR

CAPITAL: Seoul

TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Republic

LEADER TITLE: President

NUMBER OF PROVINCES: 9

FOUNDED: August 15, 1945

AGE: 71

CURRENCY: South Korean Won = ₩

LANGUAGES: Korean, English

HISTORY: Founded on the American Controlled portion of the Korean Peninsula, South Korea is, in a way, the complete opposite of North Korea. South Korea is a Republic, and a Capitalist nation. Later on, South Korea's existence was threatened when North Korea launched a sudden attack, quickly overrunning the nation's armed forces. South Korea was saved, however, when the U.S. led a U.N. force against the Communist North Korea. This caused both the Chinese and the Soviets to support the North Koreans, when they were pushed back to the very edges of North Korea. The Chinese & Soviet backed North Koreans almost caused the U.N. to fall back to the very same spot the South Koreans had been before the U.S. had intervened. and so went on a "see-saw" war, with each side pushing each other back and forth, for practically the entire war. This ended, when in 1953, a cease-fire was called, and borders were set at the 38th parallel. Tensions have been high ever since. Since then, South Korea has aided the U.S. in places like the Vietnam War, and Operation "Desert Storm".

WARS FOUGHT (In Order):
 * Korean War (1951 - 1953)
 * Vietnam War (N/A)
 * Operation, Desert Storm (N/A)