1. The Republic of Korea.
2. Lee Myung Bak has been the incumbent president and politician. He was elected on Febuary 25, 2008. He was born on December 19, 1941. Before he became president he was the CEO of Hyundai Industries. He has a wife named Kim Yoon-ok. He is the Ambassador and Head of State.
3. The Republic of Korea was established on August 15, 1948. During 1950-1953 there was the Korean War and the American Troops and the United Nations fought alongside the Republic of Korea. Soon after the war South Korea had economic growth. Kim Young Sam became their first President after 32 years of their Army ruling over them. North Korea’s new President Lee Myung Bak has been trying to make relations with his other countries. There was a lot of tension between South and North Korea, in the last year North Korea has sunk a South Korean warship Cheonan, during November 2010 North Korea shot missiles at South Korea.
4. The significance of the 38th parallel is the line of latitude that splits North and South Korea. They suggested this in 1948 after World War 2. The Americans and the Soviets came up with this.
5. North Korea, Japan, and Russia. Bodies of water are the Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan.
6. Is a strict part of land that splits the country in half. So it keeps the two from fighting each other. It is 160 miles of gates and posts of military so they are prepared to protect themselves.
7. North Korea thinks that South Korea is acting like Americans in their government and in their economy. South Korea thinks that North Korea is more of a dictatorship there is no freedom for them.
8. Seoul