{"id":48100,"date":"2026-05-21T11:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48100"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T08:17:13","slug":"south-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/south-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>South Korea Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian\u00a0 Defence minister and Minister of National Defence, South Korea held comprehensive bilateral discussions in Seoul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About South Korea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It occupies the southern half of the <\/span><b>Korean Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Country:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> North Korea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To the east by the <\/span><b>East Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sea of Japan), to the south by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/east-china-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>East China Sea<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and to the west by <\/span><b>the Yellow Sea.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To the southeast it is separated from the <\/span><b>Japanese island of Tsushima by the Korea Strait.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Seoul.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of South Korea<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> South Korea has a <\/span><b>continental climate,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with hot, rainy summers and cold winters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Han River, Nakdong River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Islands:<\/b> <b>Jeju Island<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Korea Strait is the largest island.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The country is dominated by the <\/span><b>Taebaek Mountain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> range along the eastern coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mount Halla on Jeju Island (1,950 meters), an extinct volcano.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The most important reserves are <\/span><b>anthracite coal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, iron ore, graphite, gold, silver, tungsten, lead, and zinc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2263304&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. 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