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A nation in the center of North America; it, a major trading partner of Korea, occupies an important position in international politics and economics; its principle language is English and capital city is Washington D.C.

A certain limited domain, or the limit of a certain power's reach.

A country in the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula, in East Asia; after the Second World War, it was divided into the south and the north and was united as a communist country, through a war in 1975; it produces rice, iron ore, etc.; the official language is Vietnamese and the capital is Hanoi.

The country of one's nationality.

A ruling or protecting country, not a colony or protectorate.

A word used when a speaker refers to his/her native country in an official setting.

A metropolitan city in the southeastern region of Gyeongsangnam-do, or South Gyeongsang Province; the biggest city second to Seoul, it has the largest trade port in Korea.

The northern end of the earth, or its surrounding region.

The northern part of America.

The northern part of an area.

North Korea: The region north of the Military Demarcation Line in Korea.

Europe and North America that form the Occident.