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After the Korean War broke out on 25th June 1950, an armistice was established at a deadlock, and North Korea occupied the north of the 38th parallel. Military presence, weapons development and installation of military facilities had been banned in the zone by the armistice pact. In addition, the Civilian Controlled Zone (CCZ) was set up to limit civilian entrance in the armistice line areas. Thus, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and CCZ have formed a boundary belt between the North and South Korea, expanding from the east coast to the west coast, not including the seas.
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Kim, KG. (2013). History and Evolution of the DMZ Ecosystem. In: The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) of Korea. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38463-9_1
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