🚩 Flag of South Korea • live waving render
Asia — Eastern Asia
UN Member
Independent
Drives right
🇰🇷 South Korea
Republic of Korea
aka 한국 — endonym
51.2M
Population
World #30
100,210 km²
Land Area
World #110
$1.79 trillion
GDP (USD)
World #13
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Did You Know?
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South Korea is the world's #30 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #110 globally by land area — covering about 0.07% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 1 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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Its economy ranks #13 worldwide with a GDP of $1.79 trillion USD.
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Population density is 510.5 people per km² — world rank #26.
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The calendar week officially starts on Sunday here.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Seoul
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Phone Code
+82
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Internet TLD
.kr, .한국
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Nationality
South Korean
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Week Starts
Sunday
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ISO Codes
KR / KOR / 410
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Coordinates
37.00°, 127.50°
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Driving Side
Right-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$1.79 trillion USD
World rank #13 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$34,995
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
510.5 /km²
World density rank #26
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South Korean won
KRW • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
51,159,889
World rank #30 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
Korean
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Demonym
South Korean
What its people are called
🗣️ Korean
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
100,210 km²
0.07% of Earth's landmass • World #110
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Land Borders
1 country
🤝 Connected by land
Timezones (1)
UTC+09:00
Asia/Seoul
KST — Korea Standard Time
“South Korea” Around the World
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كوريا الجنوبية
جمهورية كوريا
bre
Korea ar Su
Republik Korea
ces
Jižní Korea
Korejská republika
deu
Südkorea
Republik Korea
est
Lõuna-Korea
Korea Vabariik
fin
Etelä-Korea
Korean tasavalta
fra
Corée du Sud
République de Corée
hrv
Južna Koreja
Republika Koreja
hun
Dél-Korea
Koreai Köztársaság
ita
Corea del Sud
Repubblica di Corea
jpn
韓国
大韓民国
kor
한국
대한민국
nld
Zuid-Korea
Republiek Korea
per
کرهٔ جنوبی
جمهوری کره
pol
Korea Południowa
Republika Korei
por
Coreia do Sul
República da Coreia
rus
Южная Корея
Республика Корея
slk
Južná Kórea
Kórejská republika
spa
Corea del Sur
República de Corea
srp
Južna Koreja
Republika Koreja
swe
Sydkorea
Republiken Korea
tur
Güney Kore
Kore Cumhuriyeti
urd
جنوبی کوریا
جمہوریہ کوریا
zho
韩国
大韩民国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
KR
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ISO Alpha-3
KOR
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
410
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
#####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{5})$
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WikiData ID
Q884
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Also Spelled As
KR • Korea, Republic of • Republic of Korea • 남한 • 남조선