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Ko·rea (kə rē′ə, kô-)

peninsula & country in E Asia, extending south from NE China: divided (1948) into a)Korean People's Democratic Republic (North Korea) occupying the N half of the peninsula: 47,399 sq mi (122,762 sq km); pop. 23,030,000; cap. Pyongyang, and b)Republic of Korea (South Korea) occupying the S half of the peninsula: 38,326 sq mi (99,263 sq km); pop. 43,412,000; cap. Seoul

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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