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This edition,
we are going to South Korea. During May and June
2002 many people came here from all over the world.
Do you know why? My clothes are a clue!
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the answer. |
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On the map,
you can see North Korea, South Korea, and two powerful
neighbours - do you know the names of these countries?
Here's a couple of clues … the smaller country
hosted the World Cup 2002 tournament with South
Korea. The bigger country is home to about 1,300,000,000
people, the largest population of any country in
the world. Rollover the countries to see if you
were right. |
| Why is Korea
split into two countries? |
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Back in the
1950s, the people in the two halves of Korea could
not agree on the country's future. War broke out
between north and south, and afterwards, South Korea
separated from North Korea. Many South Korean families
have not seen their relatives in the North since.
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| Today, South
Korea is one of the Asian countries that is nicknamed,
"a tiger". |
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Does that
mean that lots of tigers live in South Korea? |
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©Jean-Léo
Dugast/Panos Pictures |
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 No,
South Korea is known as a tiger because the
country developed very quickly. In the 1950s
most South Koreans were poor, but now living
standards in South Korea are similar to the
UK. Have a look at this modern shopping centre
in the capital city, Seoul, for instance!
Visit the data file
page to compare living standards in South
Korea and the UK yourself. |
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