Big deal. I believe it's the French term for Korea. Koreans refer to their country as "Hanguk" in their own language. You brink up the World Cup so surely you must of heard the Koreans chanting "Dae han min guk!" As well, many Koreans mean "Korea" as both North and South since they don't see the distinction between the two and dream of reunification.kheegan wrote:Koreans often identify their own country as "Corea"...you would have noticed it during the soccer World Cup over that last year (but then, you are American...).
As far as Iraq as concerned, the name is just a transliteration of an Arabic name, so different spellings exist...just witness: "Quran" "Koran" "Q'uran" etc...
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