an essay on name of places and interesting facts about Korea
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It’s heaven for tech junkies
Digital addicts will be relieved to know they’ll never have to wait too long for their internet fix in South Korea. The country was judged to have the world’s fastest internet connection speed for the 12th consecutive quarter last year, according to Akamai - the content delivery network (CDN) responsible for serving between 15 and 30 per cent of all web traffic
The report showed South Korea’s average broadband adoption rate to be 26.1 megabits per second, putting it ahead of Norway, Sweden, Hong Kong and Switzerland. It is also reported to have the best 4G availability in the world, with users able to expect a signal 95.71 per cent of the time.
2. It’s one of the biggest economies in the world
This relatively small country (it is about the size of England) has seen its economy grow steadily since 2009 and currently has the 11th largest GDP in the world ($1.4 trillion, according to the latest ranking by the World Bank).
After China and Japan, South Korea is the third biggest in Asia and also the seventh largest exporter in the world, with its top products being integrated circuits (including computers, phones and other electronics) and cars.
Gangnam, the upmarket financial district of Seoul
Gangnam, the upmarket financial district of Seoul
3. It is home to one of the world’s best airports
Incheon International Airport was named the world’s best for the 12th year running at last year’s Airport Service Quality Awards. Why? The gardens, free showers and sauna probably helped. It also ranked third best in last year’s World Airport Awards.
4. The busiest air route on Earth is there
The most crowded flight path on Earth is found in South Korea. It is the 280-mile hop from Seoul to Jeju International.
More than 26 million passengers use Jeju airport each year - that’s more than any UK airport bar Gatwick and Heathrow. There were a staggering 64,991 departures between these two airports in 2017 – that works out at around 178 a day.
5. Which takes fliers to a very curious island
Jeju is the capital of an island, Jejudo, which might just be the most popular holiday destination you’ve never heard of. Unesco-listed, and billed as South Korea’s answer to Hawaii, it's pure Instagram gold, and home to dramatic volcanic landscapes, underground caves, hiking trails and scenic beaches. Halla Mountain, at 1,940m above sea level, is South Korea’s highest peak, while the cone of Seongsan Ilchulbong, or “Sunrise Peak”, is particularly spectacular.
In 2011 Jejudo was named among the “New7Wonders of Nature”, though there were accusations that its selection was down not just to its beauty, but also the readiness of tourism and marketing organisations to stump up cash – including taxpayers’ money – to support its campaign. There are also casinos, which help lure travellers from China, and, thanks to the island’s self-governing status, anyone can visit without a visa.
But Jejudo also has a dark side. In 1948 and 1949, the South Korean government brutally put down an attempted uprising on the island. Villagers, including women and children, were massacred, and as recently as 2008 mass graves were still being uncovered. Some 30,000 people died as a result of the uprising, with a further 40,000 fleeing to Japan, and the atrocities are remembered at the 4.3 Peace Park memorial.
6. It has an erotic theme park
Bizarrely, there’s also a sex-themed park on the island, Jeju Love Land, which features phallus statues, interactive exhibits on the “masterbation cycle”, and other sculptures of humans in flagrante. Love Land is said to owe its existence to Jejudo’s popularity as a honeymoon destination. Young newlyweds would arrive knowing next to nothing about the birds and the bees so some hotel employees offered to share their expertise. The island soon became an unofficial centre for sex education, making the theme park entirely logical.