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Capitale
nome: Seoul; note - Sejong, located some 120 km (75 mi) south of Seoul, is being developed as a new capital
coordinate geografiche: 37 33 N, 126 59 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
etymology: the name originates from the Korean word meaning "capital city" and which is believed to be derived from Seorabeol, the name of the capital of the ancient Korean Kingdom of Silla
Indipendenza
15 Agosto 1945 (from Japan)
Festa nazionale
Liberation Day, 15 Agosto (1945)
Costituzione
history: several previous; latest passed by National Assembly 12 Ottobre 1987, approved in referendum 28 Ottobre 1987, effective 25 Febbraio 1988
amendments: proposed by the president or by majority support of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly membership, approval in a referendum by more than one half of the votes by more than one half of eligible voters, and promulgation by the president; amended several times, last in 1987; note - an amendment proposed in Marzo 2018 that would change the presidential term to 4 years and increase the term limit to 2 failed in the National Assembly vote in Giugno 2018 (2018)
Suffragio
19 anni; universal
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Presidente MOON Jae-in (da allora 10 May 2017); note - Presidente PARK Geun-hye (da allora 25 February 2013) was impeached by the National Assembly on 9 December 2016; PARK's impeachment was upheld by the Constitutional Court and she was removed from office on 9 March 2017
capo di governo: Prime Minister LEE Nak-yon (da allora 1 June 2017); Deputy Prime Ministers KIM Dong-yeon (da allora 9 June 2017), KIM Sang-kon (da allora 4 July 2017)
cabinet: State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation
elections/appointments: president directly elected by simple majority popular vote for a single 5-year term; election last held on 9 May 2017 (next to be held in 2022); prime minister appointed by president with consent of National Assembly
election results: MOON Jae-in elected president; percent of vote - MOON Jae-in (DP) 41.1%, HONG Joon-pyo (LKP) 25.5%, AHN Cheol-soo (PP) 21.4%, other 12%

Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019