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Republic of South Korea


Centered taegeuk on a white rectangle inclusive of four black trigrams
Centered taegeuk on a hibiscus syriacus surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon
Flag Emblem
Motto: "홍익인간" (Korean) (de facto)
"Benefit broadly in the human world/Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity"
Anthem: Aegukga "애국가" (Korean) (de facto)
"Patriotic Song"
Government Emblem
Emblem of the Government of the Republic of Korea.svg
대한민국정부 상징문양 (Korean)
Government Emblem of South Korea
Projection of Asia with South Korea in green
Area controlled by the Republic of Korea shown in green
Capital
and largest city
Seoul
37°33′N 126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E / 37.550; 126.967
Official languages Korean
Official script Hangul
Ethnic groups No official statistics
Religion
Demonym
Government Unitary presidential
constitutional republic
• President
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
100,210 km2 (38,690 sq mi)
• Water (%)
0.3 (301 km2 / 116 mi2)
Population
• 2017 estimate
51,446,201 (27th)
• Density
507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (23rd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.929 trillion (13th)
• Per capita
$37,948 (28th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$1.404 trillion (11th)
• Per capita
$27,633 (27th)
Gini (2013) 30.2
medium
HDI (2015) Increase 0.901
very high · 18th
Currency South Korean won (₩)
(KRW)
Time zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date format
  • yyyy년 m월 d일
  • yyyy. m. d. (CE)
Drives on the right
Calling code +82
ISO 3166 code KR
Internet TLD
Website
www.korea.net
South Korea
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Daehan Min-guk
McCune–Reischauer Taehan Min’guk
Seoul
Climate chart ()
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