The __________ is essentially a no-man’s-land on either side of the 38th parallel that divides the Korean Peninsula.

The Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ, is the buffer area along the border between North and South Korea near the 38th parallel. It is often described as a no-man’s-land. Formosa is an older name for Taiwan, while parliament and martial law do not name a border zone.

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