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| Population: | 48,379,392 |
|---|---|
| Languages: | Korean |
| Large Cities: | Seoul (capital), Pusan |
| Expected athletes: | 40 athletes (26 male, 14 female) |
| Location: | Asia |
Korea regained independence following Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945... After World War II, a Republic of Korea (ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north (the DPRK)...During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from DPRK attacks supported by China and the Soviet Union... An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel...Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 14 times the level of North Korea...South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy.
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Total Medals
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| 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
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Medal table
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| 1 |  | United States | 9 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 |  | Germany | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
| 3 |  | Canada | 14 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
| 4 |  | Norway | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 5 |  | Austria | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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Italy's Giuliano Razzoli takes the gold medal in the men's slalom.
Mathieu Giroux, Lucas Makowsky and Denny Morrison win a tight race with the US.
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