Current Events > If North and South Korea did re-unify, what would we call the country?

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Vertikorea.
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Korean the house
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Two and a half Koreas
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Sojuland
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Korea version 2.0

Super Korea
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NES4EVER posted...

Kimlandia

lol
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The_Doge posted...

Korea

The Doge making a non-Doge post?
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Joseon
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Trumplandia
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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
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Likely the Republic of Korea.
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Best Korea
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M_Live posted...

2 Fast 2 Korea

I like this one
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The name would likely differ in Korean and in foreign translations just as it does now. Presently, South Korea calls itself Hanguk and uses the long formal name of Daehanmin'guk, which is officially translated as "Republic of Korea" in English. North Korea uses Joseon/Choson and for their full official name Choson minjujuui inmin konghwaguk / Joseon minjujueui inmin gonghwaguk (depending on your preferred transliteration system), and translates it into English as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both Hanguk and Choson have a longer history of being the name of Korea at some point. North Korea adopted the name Choson/Joseon as a restoration of the name of Korea from 1392-1897. South Korea's formal name is a slight alteration of what Korea called itself from 1897-1910, Daehanjeguk/Taehancheguk, literally "Korean Empire."

Neither Korean state formally includes "North" or "South" in its name. In either Korea, people tend to simply say "Korea" (by whichever Korean word is officially used in their country) to refer to their own country and specify only when speaking of the other. In South Korea (or overseas Korean speakers who identify more with the South) North Korea is typically referred to as Bukhan (buk meaning "north" and "han" meaning Korea) and in North Korea they usually call South Korea Namchoson ("nam" meaning "south" and Choson meaning Korea). The reason for this is each Korean state considers itself the sole legitimate Korean state and rightful claimant to the entire peninsula.

How they chose to name it will likely depend on a number of factors, including the type of reunification. If unification happens by full absorption (one of the two states clearly and formally conquering or annexing the other and publicly proclaiming it as a victory of one legitimate Korean state over an illegitimate claimant) then I imagine the victorious state will maintain it's current name or something similar. Again, the usage of "North" or "South" is not formal in the name of either country and so that part wouldn't require a formal change, just a gradual change in colloquial language used to talk about the country.

If reunification happens by peaceful union or some type of federation or confederation, the name would likely reflect that and use some other word to refer to "Korea." The most likely option for "Korea" would be "Goryeo / Koryo," which was the name of Korea from 918-1392 and has previously been proposed as a name for a unified or federated Korea. The manner of unification and the organization of the unified state would likely influence the remainder of the formal name, such as whether they call it simply "Republic" or call it "Federal Republic" or something else of that nature.
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SSJ Korea
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Neo Korea
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Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Korea
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Korea

Officially "Republic of Korea"
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Aerok
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Best Korea
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Brettsonia

Its got a nice ring to it. Though, I might be a little biased.

KookyDetective posted...

Korean the house

I vote for this
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Final Form Korea.
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http://cloudatlas.wikia.com/wiki/Nea_So_Copros

Super Korea 2 Turbo: The Final Challengers
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dave_is_slick posted...

Freddie_Mercury posted...

Semi-Perfect Korea

So what would Perfect Korea be like?

When it absorbs Japan.
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Tod.
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Two Koreas, One County
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East Germany.
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Korea: The Return
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Korea: eXtreme
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Korea: Xtreme 2

Double Korea
Korea and Korea
Super Korea
NS Korea
Korea Korea
United Halves of Korea
Asia's Appendix
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smol dic
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East China
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State of Korea