Greetings from South Korea... Thank you Dan for swapping this card for me..some cards are hard to get in this series..of "Flags of the World " showing many of the statistics of the country..
Posted Gwangyang: 21 June : Arrived Sydney 16 July : Traveled 16 days..Thanks again Dan..
Greetings from SOUTH KOREA: phonetic :Insomal eseo daehanmingug.
SOUTH KOREA covers an area of some 100,210 KM2.
POPULATION of South Korea is 51,446,201 inhabitants.
CAPITAL CITY of South Korea is Seoul.
LOCATION: of South Korea is north eastern Asia.
UNIQUE : to South Korea is The Shinsegae Department Store which is the largest department store in the world.
HARVEST : South Korea harvests 90% of the worlds seaweed consumption.
INTERNET : South Korea has the worlds fastest internet speed and also the highest smartphone ownership.
FAMOUS.: Martial Arts.: Taekwondo originated in Korea between the 1940's and 50's
FOOD : "Kimchi " is the National dish with a combination of vegetables and spices that have been fomented for months and is served with almost everything .The first description of making Kimchi dates back to about 1250 AD and there are around 170 varieties of the dish.
HISTORY : 2333 BC The founding legend of Gojoseon states that the country was established by Dangun said to be decended from heaven.
PROCLAMATION of the Republic of Korea August 15th 1948.
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