| Republic of Korea 대한민국
大韓民國
Daehanminguk |
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Motto: 홍익인간/ 弘益人間
Benefit all mankind (Unofficial motto) |
Anthem: Aegukga(애국가/ 愛國歌)
("The Patriotic Song")
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Capital
(and largest city) | Seoul
37°35′N127°0′E / 37.583°N 127°E / 37.583; 127 |
| Official language(s) | Korean |
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| Official scripts | Hangul |
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| Demonym | South Korean, Korean |
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| Government | Presidentialrepublic |
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| - | President | Lee Myung-bak |
| - | Prime Minister | Kim Hwang-sik |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| Establishment |
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| - | National Foundation Day | October 3, 2333 BCE |
| - | Independence declared | March 1, 1919 |
| - | Provisional Government | April 13, 1919 |
| - | Liberation | August 15, 1945 |
| - | Constitution | July 17, 1948 |
| - | Government proclaimed | August 15, 1948 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 100,210 km2 (108th)
38,691 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.3 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 48,875,000[1] (24th) |
| - | Density | 491/km2 (21st)
1,271/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $1,457.063 billion[2] (12th) |
| - | Per capita | $29,791[2] (26th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | $986.256 billion[2] (14th) |
| - | Per capita | $20,165[2] (34th) |
| Gini (2007) | 31.3[3] |
| HDI (2010) |  0.877[4] (very high) (12th) |
| Currency | South Korean won (₩) (KRW) |
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| Time zone | Korea Standard Time(UTC+9) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+9) |
| Date formats | yyyy년 mm월 dd일
yyyy/mm/dd (CE) |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | KR |
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| Internet TLD | .kr |
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| Calling code | 82 |
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| 1 | Mobile phone system CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA and WiBro |
| 2 | Domestic power supply 220V/60 Hz, CEE 7/7 sockets |
