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South Korea

Currency code: 
KRW
Currency name: 
South Korean won
Country name: 
South Korea
Capital: 
Seoul
Country code: 
KR
Continent: 
East & Southeast Asia
Independence: 
August 15, 1945
Independent from: 
from Japan
Total area: 
99,720
Land area: 
96,920
Water area: 
2,800
Population: 
48,955,203
Population note: 
48,955,203 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: 
Korean
All languages: 
Korean, English (widely taught in junior high and high school)
Time zone: 
Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+9)
Date format: 
yyyy년 mm월 dd일yyyy/mm/dd (CE)
Drive on: 
Right
Calling code: 
+82
Domain: 
.kr.한국