Geographic coordinates: 37 33 N, 126 59 EД®tymology: the name originates from the Korean word meaning 'capital city' and which is believed to be derived from Seorabeol, the name of the capital of the ancient Korean Kingdom of SillaД© provinces (do, singular and plural) and 3 cities (si, singular and plural) Name: Seoul note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is serving as an administrative capital for segments of the South Korean Government Note: on, North Korea reverted to UTC+9, the same time zone as South KoreaД®tymology: the name translates as 'flat land' in Korean Time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) Geographic coordinates: 39 01 N, 125 45 E the South Korean name 'Han'guk' derives from the long form, 'Taehan-min'guk,' which is itself a derivation from 'Daehan-je'guk,' which means 'the Great Empire of the Han' 'Han' refers to the 'Sam'han' or the 'Three Han Kingdoms' (Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla from the Three Kingdoms Era, 1st-7th centuries A.D.)Дictatorship, single-party state official state ideology of 'Juche' or 'national self-reliance' the North Korean name 'Choson' means ' Morning Calm'Д¬onventional long form: Republic of KoreaД®tymology: derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D. Local long form: Choson-minjujuui-inmin-konghwagukД®tymology: derived from the Chinese name for Goryeo, which was the Korean dynasty that united the peninsula in the 10th century A.D. Conventional long form: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

North korea type of government