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Korea is a group of countries with has a balanced climate and is bordered by China and Russia. It has a unique situation in the game, where the North is rural and the South is urban. It is composed of the real-life North and South Korea.

Country Information[]

IG Factbook: "An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo-Japanese War. Five years later, Japan formally annexed the entire peninsula. Following World War II, Korea was split with the northern half coming under Soviet-sponsored communist control. North Korea (DPRK) failed, during the Korea War (1950-53), to conquer the US-backed Republic of Korea (ROK) in the southern portion by force. During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside ROK soldiers to defend South Korea from a DPRK invasion supported by China and the Soviet Union. A 1953 armistice split the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. From 1961 to 1979 South Korea achieved rapid economic growth, with per capita income rising to roughly 17 times the level of North Korea. South Korea held its first free presidential election under a revised democratic constitution in 1987."

Climate Changes in Scenarios[]

Scenario global warming Global Warming: HotClimateIcon Hot and HumidClimateIconHumid
Scenario global cooling Ice Age: ColdClimateIcon Cold and HumidClimateIcon Humid


Trivia[]

  • On the news, Korea is mentioned when the news popups "Border guards plan DMZ strike". In addition in this pop-up it says that the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a former border zone between the two countries, referring to the fact that in the game the two Koreas are unified.
    • In another news headline, it is revealed that North Korea saves the International Space Station from destruction for unknown reasons.
    • These news popups are random and don't have any effect in the game.
  • North Korea is rural and South Korea is urban because in real life, South Korea is a technological powerhouse and has numerous cities dotted around the country, while North Korea only has Pyongyang and a few other cities as the majority of the country lives in impoverished villages and towns that have little access to food and other resources.
    • Ironically, in the Mirror Earth scenario, North Korea is considered urban whereas South Korea is considered rural.
  • In the Ice Age scenario, Korea suffers a reduction in population density. In a normal game, Korea has a population density of 1.25, which is a high value for a country, but in this scenario, the population density of the Asian country is reduced to 1, meaning that infections would not rise as fast as in a normal game for this nation.[1]
  • The helicopter seen on the City Cam of Korea during General Disruption is a KUH-1P Chamsuri, used by the Korean National Police Agency. The photo was taken by JangSu Lee and was uploaded to the Korea Aerospace Industries Flickr account in January 2014.[2]
  • South Korea along with Japan are the only starting countries from Asia in Plague Inc.: The Board Game.[3]
  • In the "Where is Everyone?" scenario, the Korean Penisula has the lowest population in the Asia-Pacific, with only having 746 individuals in the country.
  • If Korea ends up no longer existing, the top half of the Yi Sun-sin statue was shown to be cut off.

Gallery[]

City Cams[]

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Business as Usual

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General Disruption

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Widespread Disorder

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No Longer Exists

Board Game[]

Country Card (South Korea)
South Korea Country Card featuring the cities of Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu and Deajeon
  • Territory: 97,466 (km2)
  • Population: 50,42 (m)
  • Resources: $1,410 (bn)
Source: This image was taken from the digitisation of the Official Cards included in the Plague Inc.: The Board Game Add-On for TableTop Simulator
(Original Add-On Link on Steam, respective credits for the digitization of Board Game Cards scanned by them)

Other[]

Notes[]

  1. The statue in the center of Gwanghwamun Square is of Yi Sun-sin (Hangul: 이순신 ; Hanja: 李舜臣), a Korean admiral of the Joseon dynasty renowned for his victories during the Imjin war against Japanese forces.

References[]

  1. Ice Age Country Stats - Game Files (See countries #56789.txt)
  2. Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) (2014-01-02). "KUH-1P Chamsuri Demo Flight". Flickr Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved on July 5, 2022.
  3. @Coolsy101 (2018-12-01). "Comprehensive List of All Cards". BoardGameGeek (BGG) Retrieved on July 5, 2022.
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