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Korea: A peasant family pounding rice, 1904

Korea: A peasant family pounding rice, 1904

Korea is a historical state in East Asia, since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea (officially the 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea') and South Korea (officially the 'Republic of Korea'). Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the East Sea.