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The Korean Demilitarized Zone is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula serving as a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The DMZ cuts the Korean Peninsula roughly in half crossing the 38th parallel on an angle with the west end of the DMZ lying south of the parallel and the east end lying north of it. It is 155 miles (248 km) long and approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) wide, and is the most heavily militarized border in the world. This site has photos and information about the DMZ and the Joint Security Area (JSA). The JSA is guarded by United Nations Combined Command forces. Up until 2004 those forces included both US Army and Republic of Korea forces at Panmunjom. In 2004 the duties of protection was handed over to the Republic of Korea forces. |
