South Korea
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Republic of Korea
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Area controlled by the Republic of Korea shown in green
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| Capital and largest city |
Seoul 37°33′N 126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E |
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| Official languages | Korean | ||||
| Official script | Hangul | ||||
| Ethnic groups | No official statistics | ||||
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| Demonym | |||||
| Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
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Park Geun-hye Powers and duties suspended as of December 9, 2016 |
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Hwang Kyo-ahn Acting President as of December 9, 2016 |
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| Chung Sye-kyun | |||||
| Yang Sung-tae | |||||
| Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
| Formation | |||||
| c. 7th century BC | |||||
| 18 BC | |||||
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| August 29, 1910 | |||||
| August 15, 1945 | |||||
| August 15, 1948 | |||||
| October 1987 | |||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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0.3 (301 km2 / 116 mi2) | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2016 estimate
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50,801,405 (27th) | ||||
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• Density
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507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (23rd) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$1.929 trillion (13th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$37,948 (28th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$1.404 trillion (11th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$27,633 (27th) | ||||
| Gini (2013) | 30.2 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.898very high · 17th |
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| Currency | South Korean won (₩) (KRW) |
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| Time zone | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||||
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| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +82 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | KR | ||||
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Website
www.korea.net |
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| South Korea | |
| Hangul | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Min-guk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min’guk |
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