🇰🇷 South Korea

Time zones in South Korea

• Asia/Seoul
  UTC+9 (GMT+9) · Korean Time

Upcoming public holidays in South Korea

• Fri, Dec 25기독탄신일

See all 2026 South Korea holidays →

Other countries in Eastern Asia

• 🇨🇳 China
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong
• 🇯🇵 Japan
• 🇲🇴 Macau
• 🇲🇳 Mongolia
• 🇰🇵 North Korea
• 🇹🇼 Taiwan

At a glance

Capital

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Region

Asia

Subregion

Eastern Asia

Population

51,159,889

Area

100,210 km²

Currency

KRW ₩

Calling code

+82

Driving side

right

Languages

kor

Internet TLD

.kr, .한국

About

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul metropolitan area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world, with other major cities being Busan, Daegu, and Incheon.

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