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Korean Language The Korean language is spoken by the more than 70 million people living on the peninsula and its outlying islands as well as the 5.7 million Koreans living in other parts of the world. The fact that Koreans all speak and write the same language has been a crucial factor in their strong national identity. Modern Korean has several different dialects including the standard one used in Seoul and central areas, but they are similar enough that speakers do not have trouble understanding each other. Linguistic and ethnological studies have established that the Korean language belongs to the Ural-Altaic group of Central Asia, which also includes Turkish, Hungarian, Finnish, Mongolian, Tibetan and Japanese. Korean, like Japanese, also includes a rich vocabulary borrowed from Chinese in the same way that many European languages include a large number of Latin and Greek words. Hangeul, the Korean alphabet (originally called Hunminjeongeum) was invented in 1446 by King Sejong and his court, and consists of 10 vowels and 14 consonants which are used to form syllabic groupings. Hangeul is easy to learn and write, which has contributed greatly to the high Korean literacy rate. 11 _ Korea in Brief (How do you do?)
12 _ HELLO from KOREA Celebrating Buddha's birthday A ritual celebrating Confucius's birthday tion has been increasing, although the government is taking steps to slow down this trend. The traditional extended family system is giving way to the nuclear family. Religious freedom is provided for in the Korean Constitution, and Koreans have taken to religion with a fervor. Some 51 percent of the public holds religious beliefs, and the percentage continues to increase. Major religions include Buddhism and Christianity. Constitution & Government The Republic of Korea was officially established on August 15, 1948. The Republic has a democratic form of government based on the separation of powers and a system of checks and balances as prescribed in the constitution, which was promulgated on July 17, 1948. There are three government branches: the executive, the legislative and the judiciary. The President heads the executive branch and is elected to a single five-year term by direct popular vote.
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