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Republic of Korea
대한민국 (Korean)
Daehanminguk (RR)
Centered taegeuk on a white rectangle inclusive of four black trigrams
Flag
Centered taegeuk on a hibiscus syriacus surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon
Emblem
Anthem: 애국가
Aegukga
"The Patriotic Song"
National seal:
  Territory controlled
  Territory claimed but not controlled (North Korea)
Capital
and largest city
Seoul
37°33′N 126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E / 37.550; 126.967
Official languagesKorean (Pyojuneo)
Korean Sign Language[1]
Official scriptHangul
Ethnic groups
(2019)[2]
  • 95.1% Korean
  • 4.9% other
Religion
(2015)[3][4]
  • 56.1% no religion
  • 27.6% Christianity[a]
  • 15.5% Buddhism
  • 0.8% other
Demonym(s)
  • South Korean
  • Korean
GovernmentUnitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
Yoon Suk Yeol
• Prime Minister
Han Duck-soo
• Speaker of the National Assembly
Kim Jin-pyo
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Cho Hee-dae
• President of the Constitutional Court
Lee Jongseok
LegislatureNational Assembly
Establishment history
• Gojoseon
2333 BCE (mythological)
• Three Kingdoms
57 BCE
• Balhae and Silla Kingdoms
668
• Goryeo dynasty
918
• Joseon dynasty
July 17, 1392
• Korean Empire
October 12, 1897
• Japanese annexation
August 22, 1910
• Independence from Japan declared
March 1, 1919
• Provisional Government
April 11, 1919
• Surrender of Japan
September 2, 1945
• US administration of Korea south of the 38th parallel
September 8, 1945
• ROK established
August 15, 1948
• Current constitution
February 25, 1988
Area
• Total
100,413[5][6] km2 (38,770 sq mi) (107th)
• Water (%)
0.3
Population
• 2023 estimate
Neutral increase 51,966,948[7] (28th)
• Density
507/km2 (1,313.1/sq mi) (15th)
GDP (PPP)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $2.924 trillion[8] (14th)
• Per capita
Increase $56,708[8] (28th)
GDP (nominal)2023 estimate
• Total
Increase $1.709 trillion[8] (12th)
• Per capita
Increase $33,147[8] (33rd)
Gini (2021)Positive decrease 33.3[9]
medium
HDI (2022)Increase 0.929[10]
very high (19th)
CurrencyKorean Republic won (₩) (KRW)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Korea Standard Time)
Date format
  • yyyy년 m월 d일
  • yyyy. m. d. (CE)
Driving sideright
Calling code+82
ISO 3166 codeKR
Internet TLD
  • .kr
  • .한국

South Korea,[b] officially the Republic of Korea (ROK),[c] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia.[d] The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.96 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu.

The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was annexed in 1910 into the Empire of Japan. Japanese rule ended following Japan's surrender in World War II, after which Korea was divided into two zones: a northern zone occupied by the Soviet Union, and a southern zone occupied by the United States. After negotiations on reunification failed, the southern zone became the Republic of Korea in August 1948, while the northern zone became the communist Democratic People's Republic of Korea the following month.

In 1950, a North Korean invasion began the Korean War, which ended in 1953 after extensive fighting involving the American-led United Nations Command and the People's Volunteer Army from China with Soviet assistance. The war left 3 million Koreans dead and the economy in ruins. The authoritarian First Republic of Korea led by Syngman Rhee was overthrown in the April Revolution of 1960. However, the Second Republic was incompetent as it could not control the revolutionary fervor. The May 16 coup of 1961 led by Park Chung Hee put an end to the Second Republic, signaling the start of the Third Republic in 1963. South Korea's devastated economy began to soar under Park's leadership, recording the one of fastest rises in average GDP per capita. Despite lacking natural resources, the nation rapidly developed to become one of the Four Asian Tigers based on international trade and economic globalization, integrating itself within the world economy with export-oriented industrialization. The Fourth Republic was established after the October Restoration of 1972, in which Park wielded absolute power. The Yushin Constitution declared that the president could suspend basic human rights and appoint a third of the parliament. Suppression of the opposition and human rights abuse by the government became more severe in this period. Even after Park's assassination in 1979, the authoritarian rule continued in the Fifth Republic led by Chun Doo-hwan, which violently seized power by two coups and brutally suppressing the Gwangju Uprising. The June Democratic Struggle of 1987 ended authoritarian rule, forming the current Sixth Republic. The country is now considered among the most advanced democracies in Continental and East Asia.

South Korea maintains a unitary presidential republic under the 1987 constitution with a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly. It is considered a regional power and a developed country, with its economy ranked as the world's twelfth-largest by nominal GDP and the fourteenth-largest by GDP (PPP). Its citizens enjoy one of the world's fastest Internet connection speeds and densest high-speed railway networks. The country is the world's ninth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer. Its armed forces are ranked as one of the world's strongest militaries, with the world's second-largest standing army by military and paramilitary personnel. In the 21st century, South Korea has been renowned for its globally influential pop culture, particularly in music, TV dramas and cinema, a phenomenon referred to as the Korean Wave. It is a member of the OECD's Development Assistance Committee, the G20, the IPEF, and the Paris Club.

  1. ^ [시행 2016.8.4.] [법률 제13978호, 2016.2.3., 제정] [Enforcement 2016.8.4. Law No. 13978, enacted on February 3, 2016] (in Korean). 2016. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ^ "Foreign population in Korea tops 2.5 million". The Korea Times. February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 16, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Kim, Han-soo; Shon, Jin-seok (December 20, 2016). 신자 수, 개신교 1위… "종교 없다" 56%. The Chosun Ilbo. Archived from the original on November 11, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
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  5. ^ "South Korea". Central Intelligence Agency. February 27, 2023. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023 – via CIA.gov.
  6. ^ "South Korea country profile". BBC News. October 17, 2023. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Korea South". The World Factbook (2024 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved September 24, 2022. (Archived 2022 edition)
  8. ^ a b c d "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2023 Edition. (Korea)". International Monetary Fund. October 10, 2023. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  9. ^ Inequality – Income inequality – OECD Data. OECD. Archived from the original on July 1, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Human Development Report 2023/2024" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. March 13, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024.


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