Korean Demilitarised Zone

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a 250-kilometer-long and 4-kilometer-wide buffer zone established in 1953 to separate North and South Korea under the Korean Armistice Agreement. The DMZ is heavily militarized, with both sides maintaining large numbers of troops and military personnel along its borders. The zone intersects the 38th parallel north, which was the original border between North and South Korea, and is home to the Joint Security Area, where negotiations between the two nations take place. Despite the armistice agreement, there have been numerous incidents and casualties along the DMZ, with over 500 South Korean, 50 American, and 250 North Korean soldiers killed between 1953 and 1999.learn more on wikipedia