South Korea

South Korea
Part A
South Korea, officially known as Republic of Korea (ROK) and shortly known as Korea is located in East Asia on the southern portion of Korean Peninsula. Korea lies between China to the north and Japan to the southeast.   Korea covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers with the population of 50 million and the capital city is Seoul. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea).
South Korea is the most homogeneous country in the world and come to the closest to a pure race of any people on earth. (Personal communication, Kang, Mississauga, 9/27/10).   More than 99% of the population in Korea has Korean ethnicity and they call themselves as ‘Dan-il minjok gook ga’ which means the single race society. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea).   Currently, South Korea has the world’s lowest birthrate approximately 9 births per 1000 people. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea).   By 2050, the population of South Korea is expected to decrease to 42.3 million which is 13% if this issue is likely to continue on. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea).   South Korea has many heritages up to now and they are known as ‘Nation Treasures of Korea’. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_treasures_of_South_Korea).   National treasures of Korea are numbers of treasures, artifacts, buildings and sites recognized by South Korea as cultural and historical value. (retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_treasures_of_South_Korea).   This organization was created by the administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration who is the agency of the South Korean government in charge of preserving key parts of the Korean cultural heritage.
(retrieved 9/27/10 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_Heritage_Administration).
Currently there are 307 entries on the list and the entries started from 1960s up to present.... [continues]

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