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Korea, South Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/korea_south/korea_south_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code KS Government type republic National capital Seoul Administrative divisions 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 6 special cities* (gwangyoksi, singular and plural); Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Inch'on-gwangyoksi*, Kangwon-do, Kwangju-gwangyoksi*, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo, Pusan-gwangyoksi*, Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-gwangyoksi*, Taejon-gwangyoksi* Independence 15 August 1945; note - date of liberation from Japanese colonial rule National holiday Liberation Day, 15 August (1945) Constitution 25 February 1988 Legal system combines elements of continental European civil law systems, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought Suffrage 20 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral National Assembly or Kukhoe (299 seats; members elected by
popular vote to serve four-year terms)
Judicial branch Supreme Court, justices are appointed by the president subject to the consent of the National Assembly Political parties and leaders
Grand National Party (GNP), CHO Sun, president; National Congress for
New Politics (NCNP), Kim Dae-jung, president; United Liberal Democrats (ULD),
PAK Tae-chun, president; New People's Party (NPP), YI In-che, president
Political pressure groups and leaders Korean National Council of Churches; National Democratic Alliance of Korea; National Federation of Student Associations; National Federation of Farmers' Associations; National Council of Labor Unions; Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Korean Veterans' Association; Federation of Korean Industries; Korean Traders Association; Korean Confederation of Trade Unions International organization participation AfDB, APEC, AsDB, BIS (pending member), CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OSCE (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNU, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there
is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in
each corner of the white field
NOTE: The information regarding Korea, South on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Korea, South Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Korea, South Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |