Korea

**Korea**, officially the **Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)**, is a country in East Asia, constituting the entire Korean peninsula. It shares a northern border with Russia, iIts western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. The country also includes Jeju Island in the Strait of Korea. About 25 million people, around half of the country's population of 51 million, live in the Seoul Special Metropolitan City. The capital of Korea is Suwon, which is located 19 km from Seoul.

The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire was annexed in 1910 into the Empire of Japan. Japanese rule in Korea ended following the former's surrender in World War II, after which Korea was divided into two zones; a northern zone occupied by the Soviet Union and a southern zone occupied by the United States. After negotiations on reunification failed, the latter became the Republic of Korea in August 1948 while the former became North Korea.

## Government

### Korean Protectorate of Japan

Main article: Korean Protectorate of Japan
The Korean Protectorate of Japan is a puppet state of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Japan and agreed to a mutual compact in 2011 that formed greater cooperation between the two countries. Only 2 years later, the Japanese government voted to become under the full control of the Korean state,

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