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The two Koreas.(Indicators)(Brief Article)(Illustration)

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| July 01, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The American Enterprise, a national magazine of politics, business and culture (TEAmag.com). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

From the time they were divided in 1950 into communist North (which was originally richer) and capitalist South, the two Koreas have diverged sharply. Free markets, and the cultural modernization and democracy they eventually spawned, have transformed South Korea into a dynamo, while the North has crumbled. Although they were recently two halves of the same country, it's now difficult to conceive of two more different societies.

 
2004 GDP 
 
North--$30 billion 
 
South--$925 billion 
 
Military Spending as % of GDP 
 
North--33%  ...

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