South Korea

Flag of South Korea Coat of Arms
The flag of South Korea has a white field, at the center of which is a red and blue Taegeuk circle surrounded by four black trigrams, one in each corner.
🏛️ Identity & Politics
Official Name
Republic of Korea
Native Name
[KOR] 대한민국 (한국)
Alt Spellings
KR, Korea, Republic of, Republic of Korea, 남한, 남조선
CCA2
KR
CCA3
KOR
CCN3
410
IOC Code
KOR
FIFA Code
KOR
Independent
Yes
UN Member
Yes
Status
officially-assigned
🗺️ Geography & Borders
Capital
Seoul
Capital LatLng
37.55, 126.98
Region
Asia
Subregion
Eastern Asia
Continents
Asia
Area
100210 sq km
Landlocked
No
Borders
LatLng
37, 127.5
Maps
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👥 Demographics & Culture
Population
51159889
Demonyms
[ENG] m: South Korean, f: South Korean
[FRA] m: Sud-coréen, f: Sud-coréenne
Languages
Korean
💰 Economy & Living Metrics
Currencies
South Korean won (KRW: ₩)
Gini Coefficient
31.4 (2016)
Start of Week
monday
Driving Side
right
Car Signs
ROK
📡 Telecom & Postal
Dial Code
+82
Internet TLD
.kr, .한국
Timezones
UTC+09:00
Postal Format
SEOUL ###-###
Postal Regex
^(?:SEOUL)*(\d{6})$
🔠 Global Translations
ARAكوريا الجنوبيةBREKorea ar SuCESJižní KoreaCYMSouth KoreaDEUSüdkoreaESTLõuna-KoreaFINEtelä-KoreaFRACorée du SudHRVJužna KorejaHUNDél-KoreaINDKorea SelatanITACorea del SudJPN韓国KOR한국NLDZuid-KoreaPERکرهٔ جنوبیPOLKorea PołudniowaPORCoreia do SulRUSЮжная КореяSLKJužná KóreaSPACorea del SurSRPЈужна КорејаSWESydkoreaTURGüney KoreURDجنوبی کوریاZHO韩国
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