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Korean Demilitarized Zone

A South Korean checkpoint in the DMZ.
Military structure
NameKorean Demilitarized Zone
( )
Built byNorth Korea
South Korea
United Nations
In useJuly 27, 1953 onwards
Current
condition
Fully manned and operational.
Open to
the public
Restricted. Access only by permission.
Controlled byNorth Korea
South Korea
United Nations

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The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( ) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula that serves as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half, crossing the 38th parallel on an angle, with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 250 km (155.3 mi) long, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) wide and is the most heavily militarized border in the world. The Northern Limit Line, or NLL, is the de facto maritime boundary between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea and the coastline and islands on both sides of the NLL are also heavily militarized.


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