trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 14th largest in the world as of 2024. SouthKorea is notable for its rapid economic development...
Events in the year 2014inSouthKorea. President: Park Geun-hye Prime Minister: Jung Hong-won February 6 – Kim and Chae are rescued from the Sinan County...
following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in2014in music inSouthKorea. January 16 – Exo and Psy win the Album and Digital Daesangs...
SouthKorea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people inSouthKorea face prejudice, discrimination, and other barriers to social inclusion not experienced...
Education inSouthKorea is provided by both public schools and private schools. Both types of schools receive funding from the government, although the...
SouthKoreansin terms of identity, more than citizenship. In June 2012, SouthKorea's population reached 50 million, and by the end of 2016, South Korea's...
Suicide inSouthKorea occurs at the 12th highest rate in the world. SouthKorea has the highest recorded suicide rate in the OECD. InSouthKorea, it is...
The SouthKorean won (Symbol: ₩; Code: KRW; Korean: 대한민국 원) is the official currency of SouthKorea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary...
Racism inSouthKorea (Korean: 인종차별; Hanja: 人種差別) comprises negative attitudes and views on race or ethnicity which are related to each other, are held...
The SouthKorea national football team (Korean: 대한민국 축구 국가대표팀; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents SouthKoreain men's international football...
political parties inSouthKorea. SouthKorea has a weakly institutionalized multi-party system, characterized by frequent changes in party arrangements...
within SouthKorea. There are 9 provinces inSouthKorea: North Chungcheong, South Chungcheong, Gangwon State, Gyeonggi, North Gyeongsang, South Gyeongsang...
Religion inSouthKorea is diverse. Most SouthKoreans have no religion. Christianity (Protestantism and Catholicism) and Buddhism are the dominant confessions...
SouthKorea has traditional sports of its own, as well as sports from different cultures and countries. Taekwondo, a popular martial sport is often claimed...
Women inSouthKorea have experienced significant improvements for social changes in recent years, compared to previous times, when Confucianism was deeply...
Conscription inSouthKorea has existed since 1957 and requires male citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 to perform compulsory military service. Women...
Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. SouthKorea adopted the Taegeukgi for its...
in the year 2024 inSouthKorea. 2 January – Attempted assassination of Lee Jae-myung: Democratic Party of Korea leader Lee Jae-myung is stabbed in the...
Public holidays inSouthKorea each belong to one or more of three categories: National day (Korean: 국경일; Hanja: 國慶日) National flag raising day (국기게양일;...
SouthKorean nationality law (Korean: 국적법) details the conditions in which an individual is a national of the Republic of Korea (ROK), commonly known...
Korean drama (Korean: 한국 드라마; RR: Han-guk deurama), also known as Koreanovela or K-drama, refers to Korean-language television shows made inSouth Korea...
The Catholic Church inSouthKorea (called Cheonjugyo, Korean: 천주교; Hanja: 天主教; lit. Religion of the Lord of Heaven) is part of the worldwide Catholic...
June 21, 2014, a mass shooting perpetrated by Lim Do-bin that began around 20:15 p.m. in the 13th outpost of the 55th Regiment of the SouthKorean army's...