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The Korean Peninsula is a peninsula in ___MASK39___ Asia . It extends southwards for about from continental Asia into the ___MASK50___ and is surrounded by the Sea of Japan ( ___MASK39___ Sea ) to the east , and the Yellow Sea ( West Sea ) to the west , the Korea Strait connecting the first two bodies of water . ___MASK39___ Asia is the eastern subregion ___MASK8___ the Asian continent , which can be defined in either geographical or ethno - cultural terms . Geographically and geopolitically , it includes ___MASK71___ , Hong Kong , and Macao ; Mongolia and Taiwan ; North and South Korea ; and Japan ; it covers about , or about 28 % ___MASK8___ the Asian continent , about twice the area ___MASK8___ Europe . Samseong - Dong is an affluent neighborhood or ward ___MASK8___ Gangnam - gu in ___MASK32___ , South Korea . A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic , political , and cultural ___MASK52___ for a country or region , and an important hub for regional or international connections , commerce , and communications . The term is Greek and means the " mother city " of a colony ( in the ancient sense ), that is , the city which sent out settlers . This was later generalized to a city regarded as a ___MASK52___ of a specified activity , or any large , important city in a nation . ___MASK57___ , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ), is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . ___MASK17___ ( formerly romanized as Inchon ; literally " kind river "), officially the ___MASK17___ Metropolitan City (  ), is a city located in northwestern ___MASK57___ , bordering ___MASK32___ and Gyeonggi to the east . Inhabited since the New Stone Age , ___MASK17___ was home to just 4 , 700 people when it became an international port in 1883 . Today , about 3 million people live in the city , making it Korea  s third most populous city after ___MASK32___ and Busan . The city ' s growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital . It is part of the ___MASK32___ Capital Area , along with ___MASK32___ itself and Gyeonggi Province , forming the world ' s second largest metropolitan area by population . Nonhyeon - dong is a ward ___MASK8___ Gangnam - gu in ___MASK32___ , South Korea . It borders Apgujeong and Sinsa - dong on the north , Samseong - dong on the northeast , and Yeoksam - dong to the south . Teheranno ( alternatively Teheran - ro , translation " ___MASK60___ Boulevard ") is a street in the ___MASK100___ of Seoul , South Korea . It runs from Gangnam Station through Yeoksam - dong and into Samseong - dong . It is colloquially known as " Teheran Valley " ( after Silicon Valley ) due to the number of internet - related companies operating there . The district of Gangnam - gu experienced phenomenal growth and waves of construction , with Teheranno becoming one of the busiest streets in South Korea . Its counterpart , Seoul St . in ___MASK60___ , runs in the north of that city , close to the Evin district . Korea is a historical state in ___MASK39___ Asia , since 1945 divided into two distinct sovereign states : ___MASK31___ ( officially the " Democratic People ' s Republic ___MASK8___ Korea ") and ___MASK57___ ( officially the " Republic ___MASK8___ Korea "). Located on the Korean Peninsula , Korea is bordered by ___MASK71___ to the northwest and Russia to the northeast . It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the ___MASK39___ Sea . Yeoksam - dong is a ward ___MASK8___ Gangnam - gu , ___MASK32___ , South Korea . Teheranno runs through Yeoksam - dong and holds many ___MASK8___ the tallest buildings in ___MASK32___ in a collection ___MASK8___ corporate headquarters and high - rise office buildings . ___MASK32___ (  )  officially the ___MASK32___ Special City  is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea ( commonly known as South Korea ), forming the heart of the ___MASK32___ Capital Area , which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province , the world ' s 16th largest city . It is home to over half of all South Koreans along with 678 , 102 international residents .