South Korea
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South Korea is a country in the southern part of the Korean peninsula, in the north east region of Asia. The capital city is Seoul. The official name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea in English, 대한민국 (Daehan Minguk) in Korean writing (Hangeul), and 大韓民國 in Chinese characters (Hanja). About half of the country's people live in its capital city, Seoul, or near the city in the metropolitan area. Korea's Seoul metropolitan area is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. In fact, some sources say it is the second most populous after Tokyo, Japan.[9] Recently, South Korean culture has become famous around the world. This is partially because of bands like BTS, Korean drama, as well as its economic miracle.
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Republic of Korea
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Motto: "홍익인간"("弘益人間") (de facto) "Hongik Ingan" "Benefit broadly the human world / Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity"[1] | |
Anthem: "애국가"("愛國歌") "Aegukga" "Patriotic Song" | |
National seal 국가 인감 (國家印鑑) | |
Capital and largest city | Seoul 37°33′N 126°58′E |
Official languages | Korean English Korean Sign Language |
Official script | |
Ethnic groups | Predominantly Korean, no official statistics[lower-alpha 1] |
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Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
Yoon Suk-yeol (윤석열 ; 尹錫悅) | |
Han Duck-soo (한덕수 ; 韓悳洙) | |
Park Byeong-seug | |
• Chief Justice | Kim Myeong-soo |
• President of the Constitutional Court | Yoo Nam-seok |
Legislature | National Assembly |
Establishment history | |
• First Kingdom | c. 7th century BC |
• Declaration of Independence | 1 March 1919 |
• Provisional Government | 11 April 1919 |
15 August 1945 | |
8 September 1945 | |
• ROK established | 15 August 1948 |
25 February 1988 | |
17 September 1991 | |
Area | |
• Total | 100,363 km2 (38,750 sq mi) (107th) |
• Water (%) | 0.3 (301 km2 / 116 mi2) |
Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 51,709,098[5] (27th) |
• Density | 507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (13th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $2.418 trillion[6] (14th) |
• Per capita | $46,451[6] (29th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $1.626 trillion[6] (12th) |
• Per capita | $31,246[6] (27th) |
Gini (2016) | 35.7[7] medium · 93rd |
HDI (2018) | 0.906[8] very high · 22nd |
Currency | South Korean won (₩) (KRW) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
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Mains electricity | 220V–60 Hz |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +82 |
ISO 3166 code | KR |
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South Korean name | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Namhan |
McCune–Reischauer | Namhan |
North Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Namjoseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Namchosŏn |
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South Korean name | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Han(-)guk |
McCune–Reischauer | Han’guk |
North Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Joseon |
McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn |
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Republic of Korea | |
South Korean name | |
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Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Daehan Min(-)guk |
McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min’guk |
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