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Countries and territories where Korean is an official language

  • North KoreaThe Korean Peninsula rises like a sea in a heavy gale, according to early European visitors who marveled at its successive mountain ranges.
  • South KoreaIn the early seventh century BC, Chinese records noted Gojoseon as the first kingdom on the Korean Peninsula. This ancient polity expanded to control much of…
  • KoreaHuman habitation of the Korean peninsula dates to 40,000 BC. The kingdom of Gojoseon was founded in 2333 BC according to tradition.