South Korea 2002-JAN-10

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2002-JAN-10

NORTH KOREA (Pyongyang ^a)	Democratic People´s Republic of Korea : DPRK :	Kim Jong-Il
SOUTH KOREA (Seoul ^a)	Republic of Korea : ROK :	President Kim Dae-Jung
KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE (Panmunjom)	Buffer Zone of the KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE [United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission-UNCMAC] :

Other Entities with similar names

Republic of Korea : ROK

(Seoul ^a)

	Republic of Korea : ROK
Flag or logo since 1984-02-21*	DAEHAN Minguk : 대한민국 (ko)	Emblem or Symbol*

President Kim Dae-Jung
(ruler of SOUTH KOREA since 1998-02-25)





Capitals & administrative places*:	Seoul ^a (Seoul)	^a administrative, national or political capital (also ruler's residence)
Official & national languages:	*Korean (ko) .*

Mainland:

SOUTH KOREA

Republic of Korea : ROK (Seoul)

15 Regionalized Divisions:

BUSAN

BUSAN Metropolitan City (Busan)

Local:

BUSAN-Gwangyeoksi : 부산광역시 (ko) (Busan)

DAEGU

DAEGU Metropolitan City (Daegu)

Local:

DAEGU-Gwangyeoksi : 대구광역시 (ko) (Daegu)

DAEJEON

DAEJEON Metropolitan City (Daejeon)

Local:

DAEJEON-Gwangyeoksi : 대전광역시 (ko) (Daejeon)

GANGWON

GANGWON Province (Chuncheon)

Local:

GANGWON-do : 강원도 (ko (Chuncheon)

GWANGJU

GWANGJU Metropolitan City (Gwangju)

Local:

GWANGJU-Gwangyeoksi : 광주광역시 (ko) (Gwangju)

GYEONGGI

GYEONGGI Province (Suwon)

Local:

GYEONGGI-do : 경기도 (ko) (Suwon)

INCHEON

INCHEON Metropolitan City (Incheon)

Local:

INCHEON Gwang-yeoksi : 인천광역시 (ko) (Incheon)

MASAN

MASAN Independent City (Masan)

Local:

MASAN Si : 마산시 (ko) (Masan)

NORTH CHUNGCHEONG

NORTH CHUNGCHEONG Province (Cheongju)

Local:

CHUNGCHEONGBUK-do – Chungbuk-do : 충청북도 (ko) (Cheongju)

NORTH GYEONGSANG

NORTH GYEONGSANG Province ((Daegu))

Local:

GYEONGSANGBUK-do – Gyeongbuk-do : 경상북도 (ko) ((Daegu))

NORTH JEOLLA

NORTH JEOLLA Province (Jeonju)

Local:

JEOLLABUK-do – Jeonbuk-do : 전라북도 (ko) (Jeonju)

SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG

SOUTH CHUNGCHEONG Province ((Daejeon))

Local:

CHUNGCHEONGNAM-do – Chungnam-do : 충청남도 (ko) ((Daejeon))

SOUTH GYEONGSANG

SOUTH GYEONGSANG Province (Changwon + Masan)

Local:

GYEONGSANGNAM-do – Gyeongnam-do : 경상남도 (ko) (Ch´angwŏn + Masan)

SOUTH JEOLLA

SOUTH JEOLLA Province (Gwangju)

Local:

JEOLLANAM-do – Jeonnam-do : 전라남도 (ko) (Gwangju)

ULSAN

ULSAN Metropolitan City (Ulsan)

Local:

ULSAN-Gwangyeoksi : 울산광역시 (ko) (Ulsan)

2 Territories:

JEJU

JEJU Self-Governing Province (Jeju)

Local:

JEJU Teukbyeol : 제주특별 (ko) (Jeju)

SEOUL

SEOUL Special City (Seoul)

Local:

SEOUL Teukbyeolsi : 서울특별시 (ko) (Seoul)

2 Condominiums:

KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE

Buffer Zone of the KOREAN DEMILITARIZED ZONE [United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission-UNCMAC] (Panmunjom)

Local:

United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission : UNCMAC (en) + Hanbando Bimujangjidae : HANBANDOBIMUJANGJIDAE – 한반도 비무장지대 – Yuensalyeongbu Gunsajeongjeon-Wiwonhoe : 유엔사령부 군사정전위원회 (ko) + Hanpanto Pimuchangjitae : HANPANTOPIMUCHANGJITAE – 한반도 비무장지대 – Yuensalyeongbu Gunsajeongjeon-Wiwonhoe : 유엔사령부 군사정전위원회 (kor) (Panmunjeom)

UNITED NATIONS MEMORIAL CEMETERY

Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (Tanggok)

Local:

Commission for the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea : CUNMCK (en) + Jaehahn Yuen Ginyeomgongwon : JYG – 재한유엔기념공원 (ko) + Birleşmiş Milletler Anıt Mezarlığı Komisyonu : BMAMK (tr) (Tanggok)

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