Back Аладатәи Кореиа Abkhazian Korèa Tunong ACE Suid-Korea Afrikaans Südkorea ALS ደቡብ ኮርያ Amharic Korea, south AMI Corea d'o Sud AN Suþcorea ANG दक्षिण कोरिया ANP كوريا الجنوبية Arabic
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Republic of Korea
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 Emblem
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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)  | |
.svg) Territory controlled (dark green) Territory claimed but uncontrolled (light green) | |
| Capital and largest city | Seoul 37°33′N 126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E |
| Official languages | Korean English Korean Sign Language |
| Official script | |
| Ethnic groups | Predominantly Korean, no official statistics[a] |
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| Demonym(s) | |
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
| Yoon Suk-yeol (윤석열 ; 尹錫悅) | |
| Han Duck-soo (한덕수 ; 韓悳洙) | |
| Park Byeong-seug | |
| Kim Myeong-soo | |
| Yoo Nam-seok | |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Establishment history | |
| c. 7th century BC | |
| 1 March 1919 | |
| 11 April 1919 | |
• Independence from Japan | 15 August 1945 |
• US administration of Korea south of the 38th parallel | 8 September 1945 |
| 15 August 1948 | |
| 25 February 1988 | |
• Admitted to the UN | 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) |
| Date format |
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| Mains electricity | 220V–60 Hz |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +82 |
| ISO 3166 code | KR |
| Internet TLD | |
| South Korea | |
| 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 |
| Korea | |
| 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 |
| Republic of Korea | |
| South Korean name | |
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Min(-)guk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min’guk |
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.
- ↑ "A New Way of Seeing Country Social Responsibility" (PDF). Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 25, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
- ↑ "체류 외국인 현황". www.index.go.kr (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ 조선일보 (2020-07-22). "신자 수, 개신교 1위… "종교 없다" 56%". 조선일보 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2022-07-10. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
- ↑ Quinn, Joseph Peter (2019). "South Korea". In Demy, Timothy J.; Shaw, Jeffrey M. (eds.). Religion and Contemporary Politics: A Global Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-4408-3933-7. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Kosis 100대 지표". Archived from the original on 2017-11-10. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2019". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. Archived from the original on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ "Distribution of income (Gini index)". e-National Index. Daejeon: Korea National Statistical Office. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ↑ "3_4whicharethe.pdf (application/pdf 객체)" (PDF). uic.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 4, 2004. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
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