<P> The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ; Chosŏn'gŭl / Hangul : 한반도 비무장 지대 ; Hanja : 韓 半島 非 武裝 地帶 ) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula . It is established by the provisions of the Korean Armistice Agreement to serve as a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea . The demilitarized zone ( DMZ ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half . It was created by agreement between North Korea , China and the United Nations in 1953 . The DMZ is 250 kilometres ( 160 miles ) long , and about 4 kilometres ( 2.5 miles ) wide . </P>
<P> The Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ; Chosŏn'gŭl / Hangul : 한반도 비무장 지대 ; Hanja : 韓 半島 非 武裝 地帶 ) is a strip of land running across the Korean Peninsula . It is established by the provisions of the Korean Armistice Agreement to serve as a buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea . The demilitarized zone ( DMZ ) is a border barrier that divides the Korean Peninsula roughly in half . It was created by agreement between North Korea , China and the United Nations in 1953 . The DMZ is 250 kilometres ( 160 miles ) long , and about 4 kilometres ( 2.5 miles ) wide . </P>
the demilitarized zone between north and south korea was established in
the demilitarized zone between north and south korea was established in
in 1953
in 1953