a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948

a: smoking rates among chinese men have been consistently high in recent history, comparable to those in poland, the republic of korea and the russian federation a few decades ago.

答：在近代历史上，中国男性吸烟率一直维持在较高水平上，与几十年前波兰、大韩民国和俄罗斯联邦吸烟者水平相差无几。

having achieved so much in extending health-care coverage over the past 30 years, the republic of korea is faced with ballooning costs from an ageing population.

在过去30年间，韩国在扩大医疗保健范围上取得了杰出成就，但现在正面临人口老龄化导致费用不断增加的问题。

although excluded from the american perimeter of defense, the national security council had noted in 1948 that some moral obligation did exist since the republic of korea was an american creation.

尽管韩国在美国的防御圈之外，1948年美国国家安全委员会仍然强调美国应对韩国承担道义上的责任，因为大韩民国是美国支持下的产物。

a republic of korea (rok) fishing boat, with 7 crew members, has been detained by the democratic people「s republic of korea (dprk), local media said sunday citing seoul」s coast guard, xinhua reported.

据新华社报道，韩国媒体当天援引该国海洋警察厅的消息称，一艘名为「55大胜」号的韩国渔船当天被朝鲜扣留，船上有3名中国人和4名韩国人。

and that’s why i am so pleased to announce that president lee has agreed to host the next nuclear security summit in the republic of korea in two years.

因此，我很高兴地在此宣布，李总统同意两年后在大韩民国（republic of korea）主持下一届核安全峰会。

the 2008 tournament saw chinese referee, sun baojie, who officiated a group game between the republic of korea and bahrain.

上届亚洲杯，孙葆洁是中国唯一入选的主裁判，他只执法了巴林同韩国队的一场小组赛。

while a nuclear-free korean peninsula should be realized, the security concerns of the democratic people's republic of korea should also be taken into consideration;

——各方都主张半岛应无核化，同时也都认识到需要考虑和解决朝鲜在安全等方面提出的关切；