Korea in Focus

Korea In Focus aims to give you a brief overview to help in your general awareness of Korea today.The oceans around the Peninsula are a major source of livelihood and recreation for Koreans.Korea’s kindoms and dynasties generally lasted about 500 years or more.The population of the Republic of Korea was estimated at 44.1 million in 1993.Korean is a non-tonal language, with agglutinative and polysynthetic elements.Religion in today’s Korea covers a broad spectrum of faiths and beliefs.Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Islam and numerous other indigenous religions exist in Korea.Ocean liners, cruise ships, and passenger-carrying freighters visit Korean ports.In view of these indications, the Korean economy seems to be well on the way to revitalization.Korea is committed to fulfilling its international responsibilities.