Monday, July 25, 2011

SEOUL South Korea

Founded in 1394, Seoul is both the cultural and economic centre of South Korea and with 12 million inhabitants, it is also the 5th largest city in the world. A huge monument commemorates the Korean War during which, between 1950 and 1953, around 400000 people were killed. At that time, the United States of America and 20 other countries took part in a United Nations military operation to support South Korea against the forces of North Korea and China. In 1988,

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