Inspired by u/valeriepieris, this map shows the smallest circle with half of the South Korean population. This circle is centred near Seoul Air Base, and has ~52.4 km radius.
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Inspired by u/valeriepieris, this map shows the smallest circle with half of the South Korean population. This circle is centred near Seoul Air Base, and has ~52.4 km radius.
Posted by Bedroom_Business
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The Korean nation is proud and strong.
Never realized how mountainous South Korea actually is
Don’t tell Kim jong un bro
I think It’s the same for Greece, most of the population lives around attica region.
South Korea has about 51.8 million people. So half that you get about 25.9 million people.
Which is almost as many people as the entire population of North Korea which has a total of around 26.6 million people.
When threatened by an aggressive neighbour, the best tactics is to gather everyone in a small area close to the border. Makes the bombing easier.
For a moment I wondered why so many Koreans apparently live in Ireland. Need more coffee…
It’s also roughly the same population as North Korea.
South Korea has a population of c.51.6 million people, and about half of them (so c.25.8 million) live around greater Seoul.
North Korea has a population of about 25.9 million people.
To make it look crazier, Seoul is extremely close to DMZ and north Korea, literally within the range of DPRK artillary range. Not the missiles, nor the rockets, just cannons.
And here’s the range of North Korean artillery stationed along the DMZ (Â https://imgur.com/a/gDeIEE5). That’s why another conventional Korean war would be very bloody.Â
Boy that circle is about 1 cm round… South Koreans must be small.
They want to be as close as possible to the glorious people’s republic.
sorry to say this, but why don’t South koreans spread out
From a Western perspective, South Korea is smaller than England, Greece and about the size of Indiana or Kentucky.
In a country of that size, the population within that circle is 25.9 million.
I didn’t know North Jeolla Province was so flat. Why do more than half of the people live in Seoul?
The population density on that spot is so close to Panmunjon. That is why that spot is heavily defended by the American base and south Korean arm forces.