Official English Name: Republic of Korea
Official Local Name(s): 대한민국
Common English Name: South Korea
Capital: Seoul

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Official Language(s)

Korean
Secondary Languages: English

Resources

Coal, Tungsten, Graphite, Molybdenum, Lead, Hydropower

Neighbors

North Korea (North)

Ethnic groups

Korean (96.9%), Japanese (2.0%), Chinese (0.4%), American (0.2%), Mongol (0.1%)

People

Est. Population:

50,801,405

Demonym:

Korean

Religions:

Atheist (30.5%)
Buddhist (24.8%)
Protestant (20.0%)
Indigenous (9.6%)
Roman Catholic (9.1%)

Largest City:

Seoul (10,297,138)

Other Cities:

Busan (3,553,768)
Incheon (2,983,484)
Daegu (2,513,970)
Daejon (1,535,191)
Gwangju (1,490,654)

Geography

Region:

Eastern Asia

Bodies of Water:

Yellow Sea (West)
Sea of Japan/Eastern Sea (South and East)

Total Area:

99,720 km2 (97.2% land, 2.8% water)

Total Land:

238 km

Total Coastline:

2,413 km

Climate

Temperate

Terrain:

Mostly hills and mountains
Coastal plains in the south and west

Highest Point

Halla-san (1,950 m)

Lowest Point

Sea Level

Natural Disasters

Typhoons
Earthquakes
Volcanic activity

Government

Type:

Republic

Head of State:

President Moon Jae-in

Head of Government:

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun

Admin. Divisions

9 Provinces
6 Metropolitan cities
1 Special city
1 Special self-governing city

Independence:

15 August 1945 (from Japan)

Nat'l Symbol:

Taegeuk

Nat'l Anthem:

Aegugka

Economy

GDP Per Capita

$36,500 (USD)

Currency

₩ (South Korean Won)

Exchange Rate

$1 (USD) = ₩ (South Korean Won)1,107.71

Communication

Internet Code

.kr

Telephone Code

+82

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Cultural Notes

South Korean culture has been influenced by ancient Chinese culture and modern Western culture.

Sources

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ks.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/KS (Ethnic and religious data)
http://kosis.kr/eng/ (National population data)
http://kosis.kr/eng/statisticsList/statisticsList_01List.jsp?vwcd=MT_ETITLE&parentId=A (City population data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 30 November 2016