Korea is the only divided country in the world. After World War II, Korea declared its independence from Japanese Empire. However, Korea was not stable enough to stand alone. It did not have the power to fight against the world powers, so it let the Soviet Union establish the northern region of the Korean Peninsula as a satellite state and the U.S. govern the southern region as the Soviet Union did. Korea was divided into Republic of Korea and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea which are known as South and North Korea. After the division, 70 years have passed and South Korea established a stable economy, a democratic capitalist society, and a strong manufacturing industry. On the other hand, North Korea became notorious for its poverty, totalitarian society, and nuclear weapons. While South Korea became one of the wealthiest nations in the world, North Korea became one of the poorest nations in the world. Considering that two countries were once a country which shared culture, language, and history, the contrast between two countries is surprising. Various statistical indexes show two countries’ differences in geography, population, and economy, and it is possible to analyze a lot of information from the figures. Let us start with geographical statistics. …show more content…
South Korea’s capital is Seoul, which has a population of 10 million. North Korea’s capital is Pyongyang with the population of 3 million. Two capital cities have the highest population in each country, and this shows that Seoul and Pyongyang are the hearts of two Koreas’ economy, politics, and culture. Two countries’ urban population percentages are 82.7% and 61.2%, and these figures prove that South Korea is more urbanized than North Korea. We suppose that South Korea is a more industrialized