Republic of Korea

The Republic of Korea is a nation in East Asia bordering the Republic of China and the Russian Republic to the north.

History
Korea has been known as an isolated place since the days of the Joseon kingdom. It began to gradually to gradually lose its independence in the late 19th century and was later occupied and colonized by the Empire of Japan and treated the peninsula brutally. Many different groups did their best to resist, but it was external occurrences that finally bought the Korean people freedom with the United States defeating Japan in the Pacific War in 1945.

A brief Korean state known as the Korean People's Republic, was established by a broad left-wing coalition with the surrender of Japan. However, the United States fearing turmoil in Russia and China spiralling out of control, landed troops in Russia's Far East, Manchuria, and the Korean peninsula. This resulted in the Korean People's Republic being forced to resign. A conservative and pro-American government was then installed by US occupation forces under Syngman Rhee.

Politics
The Republic of Korea is a democratic republic on paper but in reality it's authoritarian in nature with a near dictatorship stance with Syngman Rhee and the Ingugminoe exercising control over the nation and attempting to cement its control in the process. Rhee's control though is not secure as elements ranging from Anarchists to Jucheists to Liberals and Conservatives wait for the opportunity to rise up against Rhee's Clique. Fragmented left-wing movements still wrestle for power in both Korea and Japan with the socialist movements being quite popular.

Economy
Whatever government leads Korea into the future, it has many problems they must contend with. Poverty is widespread throughout the peninsula and it has a backwards nature that needs to be dealt with. There is little industry and infrastructure with an extremely underdeveloped economy. Washington and Nanjing also seek to exert their influence on the geographically strategic nation.