Korea

Korea (Korean: 조선/朝鮮 joseon), officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (조선민주주의인민공화국 joseon minjujuüi inmin gonghwaguk), is a country in East Asia. Located entirely on the Korean Peninsula excepting a handful of small islands, the country is bounded on the east by the Sea of Japan and the west by the Yellow Sea, sharing land borders with China to the north; it also shares maritime borders with Japan and Russia. Its capital and largest city is Seoul.