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Constitution of the Republic of Korea

1 The Republic of Korea is a democratic republic min ju gong hwa guk democratic republic

The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea resides with the people and all power originates from the people dae han min guk Republic of Korea ju gwon sovereignty guk min citizens people e ge it da reside with belong to mo deun all gweon ryeok power eu ro bu teo from originating from na o da originate come from

2 The requirements for becoming a citizen of the Republic of Korea are determined by law dae han min guk ui guk min citizen of the Republic of Korea beop ryul law yo geon requirements

The State shall have the duty to protect overseas citizens as prescribed by law jae oe guk min overseas citizens bo ho protect ui mu duty

3 The territory of the Republic of Korea consists of the Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands yeong to territory han ban do Korean Peninsula bu sok do seo adjacent islands

4 The Republic of Korea seeks unification and formulates and implements peaceful unification policies based on the principles of free democracy dae han min guk Republic of Korea tong il unification ji hyang ha da aim for seek ja yu min ju jeok free democratic gi bon jil seo basic order fundamental principles ip gak ha da based on founded upon pyeong hwa jeok peaceful tong il jeong chaek unification policy su rip ha da establish formulate chu jin ha da implement carry out

5 The Republic of Korea shall strive to maintain international peace and renounce aggressive wars guk je pyeong hwa international peace yu ji maintain no ryeok ha da strive chim ryak jeok jeon jaeng aggressive wars bu in ha da renounce

The national armed forces shall have the sacred duty of ensuring national security and defending the homeland and their political neutrality shall be maintained guk gun national armed forces guk ga ui an jeon bo jang national security guk to bang wi homeland defense shin seong han ui mu sacred duty jeong chi jeok jung nip seong political neutrality