Post on 02-Jan-2016
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a.k.a. South Korea
The Republic of
Korea
Known as “Tae Kuk”
Red and blue divisions of the circle represents duality (good & evil, night & day,
etc.)
The upper left trigram represents heaven
Lower right = Earth
Upper Right = Water
Lower Left = Fire
Flag
South Korea is a republic. The powers are shared between the president, legislature, and the courts.
3 Branches Executive – President and Prime Minister Legislative – unicameral Nation Assembly Judicial – Supreme and Constitutional Court
Government Picture of the current
President of South Korea, Lee Myung-Bak, with President Obama
Religion
No Religion
-- 46.5% Christian
--29.2%
Buddhist --22.8%
Electronics, Telecommunications Automobile production Chemicals Shipbuilding Steel
Major Industri
es
$ 17, 074
Average Income
Natural Resources
CoalTungstenGraphitemolybdenumLeadhydropower potential.
The capital city Seoul
At another glance…
Population of
48,754,657
Holidays & Festivals•New Years (Seol-nal)- 1st day of 1st lunar month, plus
the day before and after
•Buddha's Birthday-(Seokka Tanshin-il)- 8th day of 4th lunar month (festival shown in the picture)
•Harvest Moon Festival Chuesok)- 14-16th days of 8th lunar month
• Solar New Year’s January 1st • Independence Day - March 1 • Children's Day- May 5 • Memorial Day- June 6 • Liberation Day- August 15 • Foundation Day- October 3 • Christmas Day-December 25
감사합니다Kam-sa-ham-nida
The End by Coral Serrano
Translation: Thank you