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Korea, South Government 1996
the South Koreans generally use the term "Hanguk" to refer to their country
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Administrative divisions:
9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 6 special cities* (jikhalsi,
singular and plural); Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo,
Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Inch'on-jikhalsi*, Kangwon-do,
Kwangju-jikhalsi*, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo,
Pusan-jikhalsi*, Soul-t'ukpyolsi*, Taegu-jikhalsi*, Taejon-jikhalsi*
Independence Day, 15 August (1948)
combines elements of continental European civil law systems, Anglo-American
law, and Chinese classical thought
20 years of age; universal
President KIM Yong-sam (since 25 February 1993); election last held on 18
December 1992 (next to be held NA December 1997); results - KIM Yong-sam
(DLP) 41.9%, KIM Tae-chung (DP) 33.8%, CHONG Chu-yong (UPP) 16.3%, other 8%
Prime Minister YI Hong-ku (since 17 December 1994); Deputy Prime Minister
HONG Chae-yong (since 4 October 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister KIM Tok
(since 23 December 1994)
State Council; appointed by the president on the prime minister's
recommendation
National Assembly (Kukhoe):
elections last held on 24 March 1992; results - DLP 38.5%, DP 29.2%,
Unification National Party (UNP) 17.3% (name later changed to UPP), other
15%; seats - (299 total) DLP 149, DP 97, UNP 31, other 22; the distribution
of seats as of January 1994 was DLP 172, DP 96, UPP 11, other 20
the change in the distribution of seats reflects the fluidity of the current
situation where party members are constantly switching from one party to
another
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Political parties and leaders:
Democratic Liberal Party (DLP), KIM Yong-sam, president
Democratic Party (DP), YI Ki-taek, executive chairman; United People's Party
(UPP), KIM Tong-kil, chairman; several smaller parties
the DLP resulted from a merger of the Democratic Justice Party (DJP),
Reunification Democratic Party (RDP), and New Democratic Republican Party
(NDRP) on 9 February 1990
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Other political or pressure groups:
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
AfDB, APEC, AsDB, CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT,
INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, OAS (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNU, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Agana (Guam), Anchorage, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los
Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador James T. LANEY
82 Sejong-Ro, Chongro-ku, Seoul
American Embassy, Unit 15550, Seoul; APO AP 96205-0001
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
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