Located at the ... Under the World Geodetic System, it lies between 33 and 43 degrees north latitude and 124 and 132 degrees east longitude. The Peninsula (including both North and South Koreas) is ...

One can easily locate Korea on a world map or globe by following 127º east meridian north from the equator ... The highest mountain in South Korea is Halla Mountain, a volcanic peak at the center of ...

In the 1960s, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorest countries in the world. In 2004, South Korea's GDP surpassed one trillion dollars. Beginning in the 1960s under President ...