According to the data by the Korean Culture and Information Service (2009), Korean also has 3,200 islands including the mainland. Since South and North Korea are in a state of armistice, the Korean Peninsula is divided into two sections. Out of total land area of 223,170km2, the Republic of Korea took approximately 100,032km2, about 45 percent of the overall area (KCIS, 2009). Under those circumstances, South Korea is generally divided into four big regions: an eastern region, a western region, a southwestern region, and a southeastern region. Those four regions have their own different dialects and food
According to the data by the Korean Culture and Information Service (2009), Korean also has 3,200 islands including the mainland. Since South and North Korea are in a state of armistice, the Korean Peninsula is divided into two sections. Out of total land area of 223,170km2, the Republic of Korea took approximately 100,032km2, about 45 percent of the overall area (KCIS, 2009). Under those circumstances, South Korea is generally divided into four big regions: an eastern region, a western region, a southwestern region, and a southeastern region. Those four regions have their own different dialects and food