South Korea
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Capital |
Seoul |
Government |
Presidential Republic |
Currency |
Won (KRW, \) |
Area |
total: 98,480 km |
Population |
49,044,790 (July 2007 est.) |
Language |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
Religion |
No organized affiliation 31.5%, Buddhist 38%, Christian 29.3% (Protestant 18.4%, Roman Catholic 10.9%), Confucianism 0.2%, other 1% (2010 est.) |
Electricity |
220V/60Hz(Western Europe plug type) |
Calling Code |
+82 |
Internet TLD |
.kr |
Time Zone |
UTC +9 |
South Korea (한국, 韓國 Hanguk), formally the Republic of Korea (대한민국, 大韓民國 Daehan Minguk) is a country in East Asia. South Korea occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, with North Korea to the north, China across the sea to the west and Japan a short ferry ride to the southeast.
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