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 | ||||
Religion |
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Demonym | |||||
Government | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
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Hwang Kyo-ahn (Acting) | |||||
Hwang Kyo-ahn | |||||
Chung Sye-kyun | |||||
Yang Sung-tae | |||||
Legislature | National Assembly | ||||
Formation | |||||
c. 7th century BC | |||||
18 BC | |||||
698 | |||||
918 | |||||
1392 | |||||
29 August 1910 | |||||
15 August 1945 | |||||
15 August 1948 | |||||
25 February 1988 | |||||
Area | |||||
• Total
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100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi) | ||||
• Water (%)
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0.3 (301 km2 / 116 mi2) | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2017 estimate
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51,446,201 (27th) | ||||
• Density
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507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (23rd) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$1.929 trillion (13th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$37,948 (28th) | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$1.404 trillion (11th) | ||||
• Per capita
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$27,633 (27th) | ||||
Gini (2013) | 30.2 medium |
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HDI (2015) |
0.901 very high · 18th |
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Currency | South Korean won (₩) (KRW) |
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Time zone | Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||||
Date format |
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Drives on the | right | ||||
Calling code | +82 | ||||
ISO 3166 code | KR | ||||
Internet TLD | |||||
Website
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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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