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OVERVIEW OF SOUTH KOREA:

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF SOUTH KOREA
The location of South Korea is in East Asia & the southern half of the peninsula extends out from the far east of the Asia land mass. North Korea is the only country on the border of South Korea, with 238 kms of borders running with the Korean demilitarized zone. South Korea has 3 seas with 2413 coast line & is surrounded by water. Yellow sea to the west, East China Sea to the south, ulleung-do to the east & liancourt rocks in the east sea. The land mass of south Korea is 100,032 square kilometers in which 290 square kilometers of South Korea is covered by water.

Continent Asia
Area

Total Rank: 107th
38,691 mi2 (100,210 km2)
Land 99.7%
Water 0.3%
Highest point Halla-san …show more content…

The executives, legislature & the judiciary share the power of the government. The prime minister recommends the president who elects the council of ministers who forms the cabinet. The authoritarian rule of several years is suffered by the South Korea’s political system
The Executive
The executive is headed by the President, followed by the Prime Minister and the Cabinet. The President is the Head of State who is elected by popular vote for a single term of five years. The Prime Minister is the Head of Government who is appointed by the President with the approval of the National Assembly. The Deputy Prime Ministers are also appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Cabinet consists of the State Council who is appointed by the President on the Prime Minister's advice of the Prime Minister.
Executive functions are undertaken by the President while the Prime Minister's responsibilities involve supervision of administrative functions of the ministries. The function of the Cabinet members is to act on policy matters and is accountable to the …show more content…

The current three Deputy Prime Ministers of South Korea are Kim Woo-sik, Kwon o-kyu and Kim Shin-il.

The Legislature
The legislative branch consists of the unicameral National Assembly, the members of which are elected for a four-year term. There are 299 members in the National Assembly of which 243 members are in single seat constituencies and 56 are elected by proportional representation. The last National Assembly elections were held 15 April, 2004.

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