SouthKorea

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South Korea (Korean:

Hanguk & Joseon)

Area - Total 219,140 km2 [1][2](84th if reunified) 84,610 sq mi - Water (%) 2.8 Population (Top 25 in the world) South Korea - 2010 estimate 73,000,000[3] (18th if reunified) - Density 328.48/km2 850.7/sq mi

-Still in War[From (1950–1953), Soviet troops occupied north of the 38th parallel, while U.S. troops took surrender south of it.] [4] in a peaceful area to live in Korea.

-Top 24 most populated country -Beteewn Japan (East Sea) and China (Taiwan) however South Korea has inflenced with music and movies industries -We have our own Languge values Hangul [From Oxford University beutiful typography in the world research.]

-Food can be nice, spicy and lovely.

-Very Mountainous country & Not many good resouces but many large companies invested in S.Korea.

-Weather, Extremely humid in the summer(Raining season) & extremely cold in the winter.(Both summer and winter) -Good technology and fast internet service number 1 in the world.BY Barrck Obama, US PRESIDENT.

-One of the highest most Highly educated countries in the world.

Mostly children between 10-26yrs old goes to school. [BY Barrck Obama, US PRESIDENT.] - Has one of the highest sucide and abortion rates in the world.Youths between the ages of 18-35yrs are prone to sucide and abortion.

- Highly influenced by American culture due to the presence of the US army based in S. korea. But benefits from the Americans in study skill business, democratic, and religion.

Among the group of developed countries with membership in the OECD.[Group of Twenty greates economies in the world.]

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Cuisine[5] -Korean cuisine is probably best known for kimchi, a side dish which uses a distinctive fermentation process of preserving vegetables, most commonly cabbage. Kimchi is said to relieve the pores on the skin, thereby reducing wrinkles and providing nutrients to the skin naturally.[citation needed] It is also healthy, as it provides necessary vitamins and nutrients. Gochujang (Korean traditional sauce made of red pepper) is also commonly used, often as pepper (chilli) paste, earning the cuisine a reputation for being spicy.

Science and technology [6] -FACT: One of the best known artifacts of Korea’s history of science and technology is Cheomseongdae, a 9.4-meter high observatory built in 634.

-The biggest company we see mostly is Korean company but there

are hiding identity of Korean Brand but there are North Korean images that won’t help with business but very strong science and networking system.

Education [7]

Lee Myung-bak is the President of South Korea.

The modern Korean school system 1.

-Study very hard. it is blieved that the average corean teenager sleeps for about 5-6 hours only on daily basis.

-Has many giant Universities. SEOUL UNIVERSITY ranked among top 50 universities in the world.[Korean Newspaper,London 2011] -Literacy rate: 98% (2003 est.)

-Bulgogi (roasted marinated meat, usually beef), galbi (marinated grilled short ribs), and samgyeopsal (pork belly) are popular meat entrees. Fish is also a popular commodity, as it is the traditional meat that Koreans eat. Meals are usually accompanied by a soup or stew, such as galbitang (stewed ribs) and doenjang jjigae (fermented bean paste soup). The center of the table is filled with a shared collection of sidedishes called banchan.

Other popular dishes include bibimbap which literally means “mixed rice” (rice mixed with meat, vegetables, and red pepper paste) and naengmyeon (cold noodles). A common snack in Korea is kimbab, which is rice mixed with vegetables and meat wrapped with seaweed. While an increasingly wide variety of ingredients are

used in kimbap, fish in either raw or cooked form is rarely used, perhaps due to kimbap’s origin as a portable, packable snack and fish could quickly spoil if unrefrigerated.

Instant noodles are also a very popular snack food.

Koreans also enjoy food from pojangmachas (street vendors), where one can buy tteokbokki (rice cake and fish cake with a spicy gochujang sauce), fried squid and glazed sweet potato. Soondae, a sausage made of cellophane noodles and pork blood, is widely eaten.

Additionally, some of other common snacks includes “chocopie”, shrimp cracker, “bbungtigi” (fried rice cracker), and “nu lung ji” (slightly burnt

rice). Nu lung ji can be eaten as it is or boiled with water to make a soup. Nu lung ji can be eaten as a snack or a dessert.

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Korean War [8]

FACT: With the surrender of Japan in 1945 the United Nations developed plans for a trusteeship administration, the Soviet Union administering the peninsula north of the 38th parallel and the United States administering the south. The politics of the Cold War resulted in the 1948 establishment of two separate governments, North Korea and South Korea.

In June 1950 North Korea invaded the South, using Soviet tanks and weaponry. During the Korean War (1950–1953) millions of civilians died and the three years of fighting throughout the nation effectively destroyed most cities.Around 125,000 POWs were captured and held by the Americans and South Koreans on Geojedo (an island in the south).The war ended in an Armistice Agreement at approximately the Military Demarcation Line.

Movie&Music [K pop&B boy]

Recommendation http://issuu.com/johnchoi/docs/nafilm Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004), directed by Kang Je-gyu, became extremely popular in South Korea. At the 50th Asia Pacific Film Festival Taegukgi won "Best Film", while Kang Je-gyu was awarded "Best Director". Taegukgi saw a limited release in the United States.

Marriage Value in Korea -Very much westen wedding style and also traditional event. The man is expected to provide the House, and the girl can contribute money for family upkeep.

-Man’s life expectancy age is 74, while Woman’s is 78.

-Retirement is 60(Women) and 65(Man) -2 out of 1 is a divorcee in S.Korea

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Korean Languge Value [10]

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Korean is the official language of both North and South Korea, and (along with Mandarin) of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Manchuria area of China.

Worldwide, there are up to 80 million speakers of the Korean language. South Korea has around 50 million speakers while North Korea around 23 million. Other large groups of Korean speakers are found in China (around 1.8 million speakers), the United States (around 900,000 speakers), the former Soviet Union (around 350,000), Japan (around 700,000), Canada (100,000), Malaysia (70,000) and Australia (150,000). It is estimated that there are around 700,000 people scattered across the world who are able to speak Korean because of job requirements (for example, salespersons or businessmen with Korean contacts), marriages to Koreans or out of pure interest in the language. [citation needed] The genealogical classification of Korean is debated. Some linguists place it in the Altaic language family; others consider it to be a language isolate. Korean is agglutinative in its morphology and SOV in its syntax. Like Japanese and Vietnamese, Korean has borrowed much vocabulary from the Chinese or created vocabulary on Chinese models.

Modern Korean is written almost exclusively in the hangul script, which was invented in the 15th century. While hangul may appear logographic, it is actually a phonemic alphabet organised into syllabic blocks. Each block consists of at least two of the 24 hangul letters (jamo): at least one each of the 14 consonants and 10 vowels. Historically, the alphabet had several additional letters (see obsolete jamo).

For a phonological description of the letters, see Korean phonology. Hanja (Chinese characters) and Latin alphabets are sometimes included within hangul texts, particularly in South Korea.

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Religion Value [11]

JOHNCHOI (SUNGHYUNCHOI) Sport Famous in world sporting

While association football remains one of the most popular sports in Korea, the martial art of taekwondo is still considered to be the national traditional sport.

Baseball is also increasing in popularity. [9]

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events. Hosted the 2002 Football world cup(finished 4th.) with Japan &1988 Olympic.

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FACT: According to 2005 statistics compiled by the South Korean government, about 46% of citizens profess to follow no particular religion. Christians account for 29.2% of the population (of which are Protestants 18.3% and Catholics 10.9%) and Buddhists 22.8%.

Islam in South Korea is practiced by about 45,000 natives (about 0.09% of the population) in addition to some 100,000 foreign workers from Muslim countries.

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OEM ministry

FACT: Yoido Full Gospel Church is a Pentecostal church on Yeouido (Yoi Island) in Seoul, South Korea. With about 1,000,000 members (2007), it is the largest Pentecostal Christian congregation in South Korea,[1] and the world. Founded and led

by David Yonggi Cho since 1958.

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A conclusion - How will this knowledge influence a mission project to these people?

- More than a quarter of the population are christian, about 100.000 muslims, about 46% are atheists and the rest are Budhists and Taoism, and Korean Shamanism.

- Many churches have opened especially in the city and they are also house meetings - Christians can evangelise freely in the cities - Westrn fashion has infiltrated the young generation, but a foriegn misionarry will be expected to dress more modestly but smartly.

- Missionaries can work in English teaching and Theological schools.

- The People are ready to receive the Gospel, But they need the pure Gospel for Morality to incease.

- Family value has broken down as western influence have caused an increase in immorality, abortion, adultery and suicide, the new misionarry needs a lot of prayer for true repentance and breaking of terrrible addictions.(Morning Pray within prodeness, and deliverance from hypocritical religious practice.)

- Teaching of the holy Spirit needed as people are followers of Pastors rather than having a personal relationship with Christ.

- The knowlegde of the Korean language will be advantageous. Interpreters and local helper[barnabas] is essential.

- Quick adaptation to Korean diet will be very helpful.

http://www.ihopkc.com/ihopkorean/ References ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1.“North Korea”. World Reference Atlas (2nd American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. 1996. p. 413. ISBN 0-7894-1085-0.

2. ”South Korea”. World Reference Atlas (2nd American ed.). New York: Dorling Kindersley. 1996. p. 498. ISBN 0-7894-1085-0.

3. J H Choi , http://www.mt.co.kr/view/mtview.php?type=1&no=2007111812563466492&outlink=1, [14.Oct.2011] 4. The Rise of Civilization in East Asia: the Archaeology of Korea, pp. 165 5. Pettid, Michael J., Korean Cuisine: An Illustrated History, London: Reaktion Books Ltd., 2008.

6. Cultural Heritage, the source for Koreans’ Strength and Dream”. Cha.go.kr. Retrieved 2009-11-03 7. Onishi, Norimitsu.April 2, 2006. Accessed 3 July 2009.[14.Oct.2011] 8. Korean War (1950–53). Britannica Online Encyclopedia.

9. Park Yeon Hee; Park Yeon Hwan; & Jon Gerrard (1989). Tae Kwon Do: The Ultimate Reference Guide to the World’s Most Popular Martial Art. Checkmark Books.

10.Lee Tae-hoon [ http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2010/10/113_74114.html, [14.Oct.2011] 11. Kim, Sang-Hwan (1996). The impact of early Presbyterian missionary preaching (1884-1920) on the preaching of the Korean church (M.A. thesis) Wilfrid Laurier University 12. Luis Lugo, Director, and Brian J. Grim, Presidential Election in South Korea Highlights Influence of Christian Community Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Retrieved on 23 June 2008.