South Korea

Basic facts about South Korea

Country name: South Korea
Capital: Seoul
Country code: 309
Continent: East & Southeast Asia
Currency name: South Korean won
Independence: 1945-08-15 00:00:00
Independent from: from Japan
Total area (km2): 99,720
Land area (km2): 96,920
Water area (km2): 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