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    The present South Korean economy is an extreme contrast from its post-civil war economy. It was then a backward and desolate economy relying primarily on agriculture as economic driver. It has limited natural resources with only about 30% arable land, considered by experts as the smallest in the world, which made sustaining the economy very difficult. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the early 1960s was reportedly below those of some Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries, India and even

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    put on protecting certain groups. In authoritarian states, the government’s priority is ensuring their continued reign, whereas in democratic states, the government

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    Just 35 miles away from the busy metropolitan city of seoul lies the enigmatic North Korea, a land of secrets and silence. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a nation that has lost its time. The nation is governed in authoritarian dictatorship with strict restrictions like those countries millenniums ago. The state refuses itself to open up to the rest of the world. Anything that connects people in the U.S would be no use. As a result, North Korean citizens don’t know anything about the

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    Pestee Korea

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    PESTEE Analysis Korea Political Analysis Political factors refer to political situation of the country and the extent to which it may affect and interfere with the project. Political system of South Korea has undergone a huge transformation to become a democratic country in 1987. South Korea became a stable democracy with strong political and economic support from the US The political landscape of the country include centralization of power which the implementation of economic reforms

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    Malandro Geography: Korea is a 750-mile-long peninsula located in the eastern part of the Asian continent bordering the East Sea and the Yellow sea. Seoul is the country’s capital. Nowadays the country is split into South and North Korea, There are many mountains in South Korea. They are small compared to many others around the world. Over millions of years, their peaks have been worn down by harsh weather such as wind and rainfall. Most of them are below 3,300 feet. On South Korea 's Jeju Island high

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    The Culture of South Korea Culture is a word that can have an array of meanings; according to“www.dictionary.com” the word culture has about twelve definitions. The definition of the word culture that will be discussed in this essay is: “the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group”, this definition from the website “www.dictionary.com” involves the way people define themselves with the word. A captivating culture that is extremely ancient and interesting

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    different for North and South Korea. South Korea offers universal healthcare to its citizens and strongly protects private property rights (“South Korea” 2017). Although North Korea claims it offers universal healthcare, reports have stated that it does not; also, almost all property is owned by the state (“North Korea” 2017). Corruption is extremely high in North Korea compared to South Korea and there is also no effective tax system (“North Korea” 2017). The North Korean government controls all economic

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    division of North and South Korea stems from right after the Second World War, where brothers were pitted against each other because of the Communist North, or the Western South. South Korea was the gate to prevent the beast of Communism from spreading across the Pacific. With the fallout of the Korean War, it is still evident today that North Korea is still a country where the people are living in fear that each and every single American wants to kill them, while the South Koreans welcome us with

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    both superpowers at the same time was Korea, which was ultimately split into two halves. The United States had a heavy impact on the south while the Soviet Union had an effect on the north. During the Cold War from the late 1940s to the early 1950s, The Soviet Union and the United States wanted to set up spheres of influence in foreign countries so that they could observe what the other was doing, which ultimately lead to the exploitation of North and South Korea. One way to show that the Soviet Union

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    The War Of The Korean War

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    It all started with a split on the Korean Peninsula. Southern Korea was about to be woken up for a crude awakening. June 25, 1950 is the start of it all, Korea was about to go under a civil war. The 38th Parallel was the division line because it was the 38th degree north line of latitude. As soon as the United States of America had been helpful in wars in the past, in many other wars so they helped the Southern part of Korea become free of the communism that the North was pushing towards them. Many

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