Annyeonghaseyo...KOREA

        Korea is an East Asian territory that is divided into two distinct sovereign states, North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), and it is separated from Taiwan to the south by the East China Sea.

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a single-party state, now centred around Kim Il-sung's Juche ideology, with acentrally-planned industrial economy. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a multi-party state with a capitalist market economy, alongside membership in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Group of Twenty. The two states have greatly diverged both culturally and economically since their partition, though they still share a common traditional culture and pre-Cold War history.

North Korea Flag

South Korea Flag

       North Korea  officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia, in the northern bulk of the Korean Peninsula. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Amnok River and the Tumen River form the international border between North Korea and China. A small section of the Tumen River also lies along the border between the Russian Federation, following the river's thalweg. The Korean Demilitarized Zone forms the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. The legitimacy of this border is not accepted by either side, as both states claim to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula.

South Korea  officially the Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages. It shares land borders with North Korea to the north, and oversea borders with China to the west and Japan to the east. South Korea lies in the north temperate zone with a predominantly mountainous terrain. It comprises an estimated 50 million residents distributed over 99,392 km2(38,375 sq mi). The capital and largest city is Seoul, with a population of 10 million.

Sceneries in North Korea

Pyongyang Juche Tower

      The Juche Tower (officially the Tower of the Juche Idea) is a monument in Pyongyang, North Korea. The tower is named after the principle ofJuche, developed by Kim Il Sung as a blend of autarky, self-reliance, nationalism, Korean traditionalism, and Marxism-Leninism.

Kim II-Sung Square

Kim Il-Sung Square is a city square in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and is named after the founding leader of the DPRK, Kim Il-sung. Opened in August 1954, the square is located on the West Bank of the Taedong River, directly opposite the Juche Tower on the other side of the river. The square is a common gathering place for rallies, dances and military parades and is often featured in media concerning North Korea.

It is the 30th largest square in the World, having an area of about 75,000 square meters (807,293 square feet) which can accommodate a rally of more than 100,000 people. Portraits of Kim Il-sung, Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin are on buildings surrounding the square. The Grand People's Study House looks out onto the square and the river.