Korean Demilitarized Zone

Korean Demilitarized Zone (Korean: 한반도 비무장지대)
Korea
A South Korean checkpoint in the DMZ.
The Korean DMZ is shown in red with the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) shown with the black line.
Type	DMZ
Site information
Controlled by	North Korea  South Korea  United Nations
Open to the public	Restricted. No Public Access.
Condition	Fully manned and operational.
Site history
Built by	North Korea  South Korea  United Nations
In use	July 27, 1953 onwards
Events	Division of Korea

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (often shortened to DMZ) is a piece of land in Korea that is as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula almost in half, crossing the 38th parallel. The west end of the DMZ is south of the parallel and the east end is to the north of it. It is 250 kilometres (160 miles) long,^[1] and about 4 km (2.5 mi) wide and is the most highly militarized border in the world.^[2][3] The border between both Koreas in the Yellow Sea and its coastline is known as the Northern Limit Line. Both sides of the Northern Limit Line are also very guarded.

1. ↑ "Korean Demilitarized Zone: Image of the Day". NASA Earth Observatory. 28 July 2003. Retrieved 2010-03-26.
2. ↑ Bermudez (2001), pg 1.
3. ↑ " Background Note: North Korea", US Department of State, October, 2006.