Korea 朝鲜 (称谓)
Korea, called Chosŏn (Korean:조선; Hanja: 朝鲜) in North Korea and Hanguk (Korean:한국; Hanja: 韩国) in South Korea, is a Northeast Asian territory that is divided into two distinct sovereign states: North Korea, formally the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and South Korea, formally the Republic of Korea (ROK). Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast. It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea).