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| Anthem | "Wagakuni, followed by Arirang tune" | |||||||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Seoul | |||||||||
| Other cities | Pyongyang; Busan | |||||||||
| Language official |
Korean | |||||||||
| others | Chinese; Japanese | |||||||||
| Religion | Catholicism; Buddhism; Protestantism | |||||||||
| Ethnic Group | Korean | |||||||||
| Government | Dependency of Japan | |||||||||
| Legislature | National Assembly of Korea | |||||||||
| Area | 219,140 km² | |||||||||
| Currency | Korean won | |||||||||
The General Government of Korea (Korean: 고려일반정부; 高麗一般政府 Goryeo Ilbanjeongbu) was the autonomous government for Korea from 1932 to 1949 when the country was under the rule of Japan. The General Government was created by the Korean Self-Government Law, which was passed by Congress of Japan in 1922. The General Government was in exile from 1942–1945, when Korea was under Chinese occupation. In 1949, the General Government was ceased to exist and Korea was proclaimed an independent republic.
Structure
The structure of General Government of Korea was described in the Korean Self-Government Law (1922), which remained effective until 1950. The General Government of Korea was responsible for the domestic and economic affairs of the Korean people within the sphere of Japanese Realm. The foreign policy and defense affairs of Korea would be under the responsibility of Japan. Certain legislation and policy also required the approval of the Parliament of Japan.
The unicameral National Assembly of Korea (國會 Gukhoe) serves as the parliament of Korea and responsible for formulate the Dominion main policies. All members of National Assembly elected every four years and only Koreans who required to voting and to get vote as the members of Assembly. Since 1933, the pro-Japanese assemblymen from the Korean-Japanese Friendship Association (高明 友好 協會 Gomyeong Uho Hyeop-hoe) dominated most of the seats in the Assembly.
The Governor-General for Korea (高麗總督 Goryeo Chongdok) was the representative of Government of Japan in Korea and the nominal head of state of the Dominion. The Governor-General appointed by the President of Japan by the concern of Parliament of Japan every five years. The Governor-General functioned to advise the Dominion government of matters concerning executive, defense and financial in Korea.
The Council of the Ministers of Korea (閣僚 理事會 Gakryo Risahoe), headed by the Prime Minister (首相 Susang) who assisted by two Vice-Prime Ministers (副首相 Bu-susang). The Council was the main executive body of the Dominion and unlike the Manchurian Executive Council, this body solely responsible to the National Assembly, not to the Government of Japan.
The National Court of Korea (國家 裁判所 Gukga Jaepanso) serves as the Dominion's supreme judicature in charge of judicial matters and supervision and administration of lower courts. All of judges of the Court appointed by the National Assembly. Every Korean citizen was the subject of Korean law and under the authority of Korean National Court, not to the Japanese law.