South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is commonly referred to as Korea,
North Korea is officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea .
Presumably so, as North Korea is a Communist state and not a Republic ___________________________________________________________________ Republic of Korea is the official name of South Korea and North Korea is referred as Democratic People's Republic of Korea North Korea is still a republic because it is called the Democratic (yeah right) REPUBLIC of Korea
A Sucky Place to Live OR Die. Actually, South and North share the name Korea. Old Korea = Koryu = high and bright. Japan called Korea by it's latest kingdom, Chosun, "Land of the Morning Calm"
As in the actual names: South Korea: Republic of Korea North Korea: People's Democratic Republic of Korea
North Korea is known as The Democratic People's Republic of Korea South Korea is known as The Republic of Korea
Korea DPR is Democratic People's Republic of Korea. That's long official name for North Korea. South Korea's official name is Republic of Korea. So, Korea DPR = Democratic People's Republic of Korea = North Korea Korea Republic = Republic of Korea = South Korea Everyone confuse this..
DPR=Democratic Peoples Republic=NORTH Korea
Korea DPR is North Korea while Korea Republic is South Korea. -- Akhil
No. Seoul is the capital of the Republic of Korea, e.g. South Korea. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is more commonly known as North Korea.
Republic of Korea (South), Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North)
North Korea (officially: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK or 조선민주주의인민공화국) is bordered by:* China and Russia to the north* South Korea (officially: Republic of Korea, ROK or 대한민국) to the southKorea is a peninsula.
Korea isn't one country, but two; Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Republic of Korea (South Korea).
Korea is divided into north (People's Democratic Republic of Korea) and south (Republic of Korea). Ireland is divided into the south (Republic of Ireland) and north (Northern Ireland - a British dependency).