Korea

South and North Korea, and the peninsula between them.

Illustration: Geunjeongjeon, the throne hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, drawn as a line engraving on a yellow disc.

The peninsula

The Korean Peninsula at a glance: two states, one border

The Demilitarized Zone runs about 250 km across the peninsula and is about 4 km wide.

By Clara Weiss ·

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