![]() ![]() The world's most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country's population. Indonesia has an estimated population of over 255 million people and is the world's fourth most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. It is the largest island country in the world by the number of islands, with more than fourteen thousand islands. Indonesia ( i / ˌ ɪ n d ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə/ IN-də- NEE-zhə or / ˌ ɪ n d oʊ ˈ n iː z i ə/ IN-doh- NEE-zee-ə Indonesian: ), officially the Republic of Indonesia ( Indonesian : Republik Indonesia ), is a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Both states were accepted into the United Nations in 1991.Ĭoordinates: 5°S 120☎ / 5°S 120☎ / -5 120 Although the Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire, no official peace treaty was ever signed. An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War (1950–53). Negotiations on reunification failed, and in 1948 two separate governments were formed: the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the north, and the Republic of Korea in the south. ![]() After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945, Korea was divided into two zones by the United States and the Soviet Union, with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans. Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan in 1910. The Korean Demilitarized Zone marks the boundary between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea shares a land border with China to the north and northwest, along the Amnok (Yalu) and Tumen rivers, and a small section of the Tumen River also forms a border with Russia to the northeast. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The name Korea is derived from the Kingdom of Goguryeo, also spelled as Koryŏ. North Korea ( listen), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK Chosŏn'gŭl : 조선민주주의인민공화국 hancha : 朝鮮民主主義人民共和國 MR : Chosŏn Minjujuŭi Inmin Konghwaguk), is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. Korea, Gmina Ulhówek in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland).Korea, Gmina Telatyn in Lublin Voivodeship (east Poland).Korea, Otwock County, part of Sobienie Szlacheckie, east-central Poland.Goguryeo, Kogurea or Koguryŏ, ancient Korean kingdom whose name changed to Koryŏ in the 5th century.Goryeo or Koryŏ, medieval Korean kingdom.South Korea, country, officially known as the Republic of Korea.North Korea, country, officially known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.Korean Peninsula, geographical area in East Asia. ![]()
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