South Korea

An Independent Nation and a member of the United Nations

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Official Name:
Republic of Korea
Demonym:
South Korean, Sud-coréenne
Capital:
Seoul
Continent:
Asia
Sub Region:
Eastern Asia
Surface Area:
100,210 km²
Population:
51,780,579
Language:
Korean
Currency:
South Korean won (₩)
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Codes

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2:
KR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3:
KOR
ISO 3166-1 numeric:
410
ISO 4217 currency:
KRW
IOC:
KOR
FIFA:
KOR
Domain:
.kr, .한국
Calling:
+82

Name in Other Languages

Arabic (ara)

Common:كوريا الجنوبية
Official:جمهورية كوريا

(bre)

Common:Korea ar Su
Official:Republik Korea

Czech (ces)

Common:Jižní Korea
Official:Korejská republika

(cym)

Common:South Korea
Official:Republic of Korea

German (deu)

Common:Südkorea
Official:Republik Korea

Estonian (est)

Common:Lõuna-Korea
Official:Korea Vabariik

Finnish (fin)

Common:Etelä-Korea
Official:Korean tasavalta

French (fra)

Common:Corée du Sud
Official:République de Corée

Croatian (hrv)

Common:Južna Koreja
Official:Republika Koreja

Hungarian (hun)

Common:Dél-Korea
Official:Koreai Köztársaság

Italian (ita)

Common:Corea del Sud
Official:Repubblica di Corea

Japanese (jpn)

Common:韓国
Official:大韓民国

Korean (kor)

Common:한국
Official:대한민국

Dutch (nld)

Common:Zuid-Korea
Official:Republiek Korea

(per)

Common:کرهٔ جنوبی
Official:جمهوری کره

Polish (pol)

Common:Korea Południowa
Official:Republika Korei

Portuguese (por)

Common:Coreia do Sul
Official:República da Coreia

Russian (rus)

Common:Южная Корея
Official:Республика Корея

Slovak (slk)

Common:Južná Kórea
Official:Kórejská republika

Spanish (spa)

Common:Corea del Sur
Official:República de Corea

Serbian (srp)

Common:Јужна Кореја
Official:Република Кореја

Swedish (swe)

Common:Sydkorea
Official:Republiken Korea

Turkish (tur)

Common:Güney Kore
Official:Kore Cumhuriyeti

Urdu (urd)

Common:جنوبی کوریا
Official:جمہوریہ کوریا

Chinese (zho)

Common:韩国
Official:大韩民国

Neighbouring Country

North Korea

Latitude And Longitude

37, 127.5

Timezones

UTC+09:00

Car Information

Driving Side:
right
Driving Sign:
ROK

Popular Names

KR, Korea, Republic of, Republic of Korea, 남한, 남조선