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Seoul South Korea is a land of striking contrasts. Rugged, forested mountains cover much of the country. Bustling cities and farms crowd the country’s few lowland areas. Thousands of islands dot the long, indented coastline. South Korea In the early 1900s, most South Koreans worked on farms growing rice, the country’s main food crop. Since the 1960s, South Koreans have built many factories and modernized their farms History Today, South Korea is home to one of Asia’s largest economies. South Korea makes goods such as clothes, televisions, radios, telephones, automobiles, and steel. South Korea ships its manufactured goods all over the world. Today South Koreas entertainment industry has many world famous stars PSY Girls Generation Traditional dress: Hanbok Delicious food:Hansik Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is one of the largest cities in the world. Economy As the headquarters for Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Kia and SK, Seoul has become a major business hub. Although it accounts for only 0.6 percent of South Koreas land area, Seoul generates 21 percent of the countrys GDP. Seoul is home to a large number of universities; the majority of South Korea prestigious universities, including so called SKY universities- Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University, have their main campuses in Seoul. Also, Sungkyunkwan university is well-known for its old history. Education Sports Seoul hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics, 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit. The city was named the World Design Capital for 2010 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. Sports Taekwondo is Koreas national sport and Seoul is the location of the Kukkiwon, the world headquarters of taekwondo, as well as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). Baseball Seoul has three professional basebal