Republic of Korea |
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Motto:
"홍익인간"(de facto)
"Hongik Ingan"
"To broadly benefit the human world"[1] |
Anthem:
"애국가"
"Aegukga"
"The Patriotic Song" |
National seal
"국새"
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 Land controlled by South Korea shown in dark green; land claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green |
| Capital and largest city | Seoul
37°33′N126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E / 37.550; 126.967 |
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| Official languages | Korean (Pyojuneo)
Korean Sign Language[2] |
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| Official script | Korean |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | |
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| Government | Unitarypresidential
constitutionalrepublic |
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| Moon Jae-in |
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| Kim Boo-kyum |
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| Park Byeong-seug |
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| Kim Myeong-soo |
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| Yoo Nam-seok |
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| Legislature | National Assembly |
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| c. 7th century BCE |
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| 1 March 1919 |
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| 11 April 1919 |
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| 15 August 1945 |
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| 8 September 1945 |
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| 15 August 1948 |
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| 25 February 1988 |
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| 17 September 1991 |
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• Total | 100,363 km2 (38,750 sq mi) (107th) |
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• Water (%) | 0.3 (301 km2 / 116 mi2) |
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• 2019 estimate |  51,709,098[6] (27th) |
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• Density | 507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (13th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total |  $2.436 trillion[7] (14th) |
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• Per capita | $47,027[7] (40th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $1.806 trillion[7] (10th) |
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• Per capita | $34,866[7] (37th) |
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| Gini (2018) |  34.5[8]
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.916[9]
very high · 23rd |
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| Currency | Korean Republic won (₩) (KRW) |
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| Time zone | UTC+9 (Korea Standard Time) |
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| Date format | - yyyy년 m월 d일
- yyyy. m. d. (CE)
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| Mains electricity | 220 V–60 Hz |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +82 |
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| ISO 3166 code | KR |
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| Internet TLD | |
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51,709,098
$2.436 trillion
34.5
0.916