Korea Population: 49,044,790

Government Korea’s government

divided into three branches: executive, judicial, and legislative.

Korea president is Roh Moo-Hyun

Korea’s prime minister is Han Duck-Soo

Korea’s Minister of foreign affairs is Son-Min-Soon

Mayor of Seoul is Lee Myung-Bak

President of Korea- Roh Moo-Hyun

South Korea COA

Major Religions

Most of the Koreans are Christian, and Buddhism but there are lots more. For example, Confucianism and shamanism are also in Korea too.

Family Life

• Father does the work usually • Children studies in the school• Mother cooks and cleans if there’s

no maid but sometimes they work too.

• Grandfather and Grandmother doesn’t work. They just rest.

Food

Kimchi Bulgogi

Sunde

Korea has lots of traditional foods like Kimchi, and Bulgogi. Sunde is also one of them but these two are the most representative in Korea.

Food (Continued)

Korean people usually eat foods with rice but they also have foods that is made with rice. For instance, Dolsok Bibim Bap is made with lots of vegetables, a egg and rice, Kimbap is made out of seaweed that covers rice.

Dolsok Bibim Bap

Kimbap(sushi)

Tradition

Chosuk- Korean Thanksgiving Sulnal- Korean New Year Children Day- Children can do what ever

they want in this day. Parents Day- Children have to help parents. Gwang-bog-jeol-Korean Independence Day.

Date when Korea was freed from Japan.

EducationEducation

Most of the Korean study hard to go to Most of the Korean study hard to go to good college so they stay up until 2 or 3 ‘o good college so they stay up until 2 or 3 ‘o clock in the morning. clock in the morning.

Koreans have lots of after school classes Koreans have lots of after school classes like academies and tutor.like academies and tutor.

Most of the Korean youngsters come Most of the Korean youngsters come backs at night after studying really hard.backs at night after studying really hard.

Entertainment and RecreationEntertainment and Recreation

• Play computer games• TV• Playing with friends• Watching movies• Playing Chess with my brother• Play cards with my brother• Play sports with my family.

Communication: Do’s and Communication: Do’s and Don’tsDon’ts

Always do the eye Always do the eye contact.contact.

Always first say hi Always first say hi or hello to or hello to everybodyeverybody

Be politeBe polite Always listen to the Always listen to the

people who are people who are sayingsaying

Say it friendly Say it friendly

Do not say bad Do not say bad wordswords

Never interrupt Never interrupt when people are when people are saying.saying.

Don’t change the Don’t change the subject while subject while people are sayingpeople are saying

Don’t be rush to Don’t be rush to say anythingsay anything

Invisible Feature of Culture Invisible Feature of Culture Friendship is one of the Friendship is one of the

invisible feature in Korea’s invisible feature in Korea’s culture. Koreans always culture. Koreans always hang out together and hang out together and play at weekends. play at weekends. Because Koreans have to Because Koreans have to study hard in the school study hard in the school and also do after school and also do after school classes, they can play in classes, they can play in weekends. Also in Korea, weekends. Also in Korea, the only people that can the only people that can help yourself is friends help yourself is friends and parents. For example, and parents. For example, friends help you when you friends help you when you are in big danger at are in big danger at outside of the house but if outside of the house but if you are in the house, you are in the house, parents help and solve parents help and solve your problems. your problems.

AdviceAdvice

To Understand Korea, you first have to learn the To Understand Korea, you first have to learn the language and the culture because language can language and the culture because language can help you communicate with Korean people and help you communicate with Korean people and culture can help you be polite and kind to people. culture can help you be polite and kind to people. If you go to Korean school, and want to do well, If you go to Korean school, and want to do well, you always have to listen to the teacher carefully you always have to listen to the teacher carefully and study really hard on it. This will make and study really hard on it. This will make everybody do well in school. But making new everybody do well in school. But making new friends are the hardest in Korean school. Some friends are the hardest in Korean school. Some students like people who likes to study or some students like people who likes to study or some students like people who’s cool and good at students like people who’s cool and good at sports. So if you are going to make new friends, sports. So if you are going to make new friends, find someone that matches you directly and will find someone that matches you directly and will always be your best friend.always be your best friend.