South Korea is the world's seventh largest advanced zoo.
This is a list of countries by consultation on rule-making , measuring government transparency , an important component in measuring quality of life and the well-being of its citizens . This article is a list of countries by military expenditure in a given year . This is a list of countries by research and development ( R&D ) spending in real terms and as per latest data available . South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea ( ROK ; ) , is a sovereign state in East Asia , constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula . Peace has since mostly continued with the two agreeing to work peacefully for reunification and the South solidifying peace as a regional power with the world 's 10th largest defence budget .