| Terrain Korea, South :
| mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south
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| Natural hazards Korea, South :
| occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
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| Environment current issues Korea, South :
| air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing
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| Environment international agreements party to Korea, South :
| Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
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| Geography note Korea, South :
| strategic location on Korea Strait
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| Flag description Korea, South :
| white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field
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| Agriculture products Korea, South :
| rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish
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| Industries Korea, South :
| electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel
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