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The climate change has already caused a series of significant issues in the Republic of Korea over the years.

Typhoons, floods and tsunamis have become more frequent and intense with the worsening of global warming, thus affecting agriculture and causing damage to various properties in the country and more losses to human life.

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In order to solve this problem, Korea signed the Paris Agreement and participated in organizations, such as the Global Green Growth Institute and ASEAN + 3, whose aims are to combat climate change. They've set goals:

reduce 40% of their carbon emission by 2030

reduce 28% of their coal industry until 2034

end the carbon emission by 2050

In order to achieve these goals, they implemented many sustainable procedures in the country by using green founds, for instance renewable energy, sustainable transport and emerging sectors, such as biotechnology. But because Korea still relies on coal industries and nuclear energy, it's a slow transition from one energy to another. This way, Korea may not be able to met their goals until the established deadline, but will engage itself to keep on track to achieve them.

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Korea has faced several corruption scandals involving political figures and business leaders, such as the case involving former President Park Geun-he. As large conglomerates have a significant role in the country's politics and economy, this can lead to practices that undermine transparency, in addition to competition as mentioned previously.

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South Korea has a temperature climate of four distincst seasons. The first one in winter, from December to February, which is cold and dry. The average temperatures is of 0°C to -10°C in the north and in the south is about 5-10 degrees higher. In this period, snow falls especially in the mountainous regions in the north and east of the country.

Then the spring, from March to May, and it mild, pleasant, with temperatures between 10°C and 20°C. This is the season when the cherry blossoms bloom and meny festivals are celebrated.

From June to August in the summer, with temperatures between 25°C and 35°C, hot, humid and with rainy seasons. At this time, particularly on the east coast and southern regions, there are heavy rainfalls.

And autum, from September to November, is mild and dry, and with temperatures as in spring, between 10 and 20°C.

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Located in the East of Asia, in the south of the Korean Peninsula, bounded by the Sea of Japan in the east, the Yellow Sea in the west, and the Korea Strait in the south. The only country that it shares land border with is North Korea.

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The Republic has an extensive coastline, with several peninsulas and bays. The west coast is more flat than the east. Approximately 70% of Korea’s have a mountainous landform, with the Taebaek Mountain Range being the main mountain range that extends along the east coast, near the Sea of Japan. The Mountain Hallasan, in the south of Jeju Island, is the highest peak in the country and also a dormant volcano. (There are 3 thousand islands in Korea, and Jeju Island is the most famous one.) Especially in the central region and south of Korea, they are formed by hills, presenting a varied topography. On the west and south coast prevail several plains, which are in important agricultural areas. The best known is the Han Plain, near the capital, Seoul.

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The vegetation of the Republic varies according to the region and the relief.

In the north, where the climate is cooler and the altitude is higher, coniferous forests, such as pines, predominate. To the south, in warmer regions and with varied terrain, is deciduous forest vegetation and agricultural fields (with rice plantations for instance). In the western part, it features coastal plains, with grasslands and wetlands, while in the east, by the mountains and coast, it contains dense forests. And in the center, where it is home to mountainous areas, deciduous forests are common, including diverse temperatures.

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Most of the rivers in Korea are mainly born in the mountains, such as the Taebaek, which is the great watershed and where the main rivers of the country originate; such as the Nakdong, which descends the mountain range in a southerly direction, and the Kum that descends in a western direction, creating plains around it. In the east, the mountains limit the existence of rivers in the region.

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USA (political, economical and military alliances)

Japan (economical and military alliances)

China (largest trading partner)

Russia (economic ties)

Australia (economic relations)

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Democratic People's Republic of Korea is a mortal enemy of Republic of Korea, with whom it has been in conflict since the Korean War (1950–1953), which ended in an armistice but wihtout a peace treaty. Ideological differences and Democratic People's Republic of Korea ongoing testing of nuclear weapons and missiles pose a constant threat to Korea's security.

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APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)

WTO (World Trade Organization)

ASEAN + 3 (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)

UN (United Nations)

GGGI (Global Green Growth Institute)

NIEs (Newly Industrialized Economies)

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PIB = US$ 1,73 trillion

IDH = 0,916 (12th place in the world ranking)

Unemployment rate = 2,4%

P&D = 30,7% of PIB

Capital = 51 717 590

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The Republic of Korea's job market is dominated by large conglomerations such as Samsung and Hyundai and is highly competitive. Consequently, opportunities for small and medium-sized businesses are limited, which has an impact on young people's difficulties in finding stable jobs and income inequality, with a significant gap between the rich and poor.

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Korea is looking forward in the 30th conference of the parts to implement a Climate Emergency Council ( CEC ) to UN, it would only be activated were the global warming worsen and the temperature increase to 1.7 degrees higher before 2030, the members of this council would implement goals for each country, determining them according on the quantity they pollute nowadays, harsher the goal would be. If a nation not achieve certain goal, they would need to pay the CEC a certain amount of money, the great major of them would go to green funds.

Were the Climate Emergency Council actually activate themselves, Korea will do an initial investment of 4 billion dollars in green funds.

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The culture of the Korean Republic is essentially technological, with a large participation in the media and in the objects of the population's daily life.

Korean pop is a hit internationally as are several of its movies, series and entertainment shows that are marketed around the world, for example; doramas and animes. Many people are interested in Korean culture, mainly because it is unique as well as its language.

Even with the modernization of the country, the traditional aspects are still preserved, as they are seen in the wooden buildings in urban areas, the practice of martial arts (Taekwondo), culinary style and traditional tea ceremonies, for instance. There are many UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country that are very popular, such as Jongmyo Shrine, Changdeokgung Palace, and Haeinsa Temple.

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The country has one of the oldest populations in the world and an extremely low birth rate, which could lead to a labor shortage in the future. And given the difficulties in the job market, many young people have been migrating abroad in search of better opportunities.

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Korea has a highly competitive education system, with students being pressured to achieve high scores to enter top universities. This has negatively impacted students’ mental health, with high rates of stress, depression and even suicide among adolescents and young adults.

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It is normal for men to wear makeup – 20% of the male population openly uses this type of cosmetic.

Only 3.2% of Koreans are overweight.

The color red is associated with death, and when a name is written in red it is believed that the person is about to die or is already dead.

It has some of the largest shopping malls in the world and stores stay open until 4 am – restaurants, bars and cafes usually close at 11 pm.

More than 20% of Koreans have the surname Kim.

Koreans work an average of 55 hours a week

The Korean K-pop group, BTS, contributes more than US$3.6 billion to the country's economy each year.

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Korea has a government that adopts a liberal democracy for its political basis, with the party that is in charge nowadays being the People Power Party, guarantees freedom, rights and equality on opportunities to the citizens.

Korea is divided in 3 powers, Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. The country has its leader of the executive power the president Yoon Suk-yeol, this power in the nation also has the cabinet controlling it, not to mention that this branch of the 3 powers is comandes by the Constitution of the republic of Korea. While the Legislative power is vested by the unicameral National Assembly, having the responsibility to make laws, oversee the executive power and aprove the national budget. The judiciary power of Korea has the supreme court as its highest court, being it the one with most command over this power, however, it is mainly established under the constitution of the Republic of Korea.

The government of the Republic of Korea was originated in 1948, when the country was establishing its independence, the first general election was supervised by UN, united nations.

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