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 The Korean
Peninsula, located in Northeast Asia, is bordered on the north by China and
Russia and juts toward Japan to the southeast. The northernmost point is
Yup'ojin in Onsong-gun, Hamgyongbuk-do Province, and the southernmost point is
Marado island, Cheju-do Province.
The westernmost point of Maando island
in Yongch'on-gun, Pyonganbuk-do Province, and the easternmost is Tokdo island in
Ullung-gun, Kyongsangbukdo Province.
The Korean Peninsula is 222,154
square kilometers, almost the same size as the UK or Romania. The
administrative area of the Republic of Korea is 99,392 square kilometers,
slightly larger than Hungary or Portugal and a little smaller than Iceland.
The
Republic of Korea is composed of nine provinces, with Seoul as the capital
city. Other metropolitan cities include Pusan, Taegu, Inch'on, Kwangju,
Taejon, and Ulsan. The landscape of the country is spectacular in its
variations and about 70 percent of it is mountainous, with more than 3,000
islands dotting the coastline. There are several major rivers in the south,
one of which is the Hangang river which cuts through Seoul.
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provided by the Korean Embassy
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