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| odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ks.html Basic reference information about South Korea, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low poi | |
| socrates.berkeley.edu/~korea/history.html Traces Korea's history from pre-918 AD to post-1953, the Colonial Period, providing information on Ancient times, the Koryo and Choson dynasties, the Liberation and the Korean War and the Korean War, and Contemporary Korea along the way. | ||
| korea.go.kr/ehtm/ushome.html Official information from the government of the Republic of Korea. | ||
| asianinfo.org/ Links to information resources on aspects of Asian life covering art, business, culture, education, politics, and news. Geographical areas of interest include Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, | ||
| www2.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/biblio.htm Bibliography functioning as a supplement to Studies on Korea: A Scholar's Guide, as published in 1980. Citations are divided into topics such as archaeology, three kingdoms, ancient Korean-Japanese relations, Choson, Korean communities abroad, religion an | ||
| sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Kors.html Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness. A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in South Korea, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. | ||
| cwd.go.kr/english/ Official government information from the office of the President of South Korea, available in Korean and English. | ||
| politicalresources.net/korea.htm Listing of political resources relevant to South Korea, government, with links to parties, organisations, media and results of recent elections and results of recent elections, where available. | ||
| koreainfogate.com/ Also features a Korean yellow pages. Gateway to Korean resources relating to travel, shopping, and entertainment. | ||
| kimsoft.com/korea.htm All news summary and editorials are contributed by volunteers. A non-partisan, non-profit news magazine dedicated to Korean issues. | ||
| uk.dir.yahoo.com/regional/Countries/Korea__South/ Comprehensive index to resources about South Korea. | ||
| henny-savenije.demon.nl/ Features English and Korean translations of Hamel's journal, along with the original Dutch text. Also provides a histor Offers information on the life of Hendrick Hamel, the Dutch sailor who was shipwrecked and held captive in Korea between 1653 and 1666. | ||
| odin.prohosting.com/savenije/index.htm Considers the influences of European exploration, and the origin and history of Dutch cartography. Article examining Korea's cartographic representation as documented by Europeans from the 15th century onwards. | ||
| lib.utexas.edu/maps/asia.html Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering all the countries in Asia. | ||
| state.gov/www/global/human_rights/1998_hrp_report/southkor.html Detailed assessment of human rights practices in South Korea. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and | ||
| travel-guide.com/data/kor/kor.asp Basic reference information about South Korea, population, geography, language, religion, time zone, history , capital, population density, such as area and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, cl | ||
| lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/krtoc.html Detailed handbook describing the history of South Korea and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular att | ||
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