| Asia > Eastern Asia > South Korea | |
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| Official Name Republic of Korea | |
| Motto Benefit broadly in the human world/Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity | |
| Region Asia | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Asia | |
| Capital Seoul | |
| Currency South-Korean Won (KRW) | |
| Liberation Day 15 Aug 1945: Liberation from Japan | |
| Population 50,423,955 | |
| Nationality South Korean | |
| Ethnic Group No official statistics | |
| Area 100,210 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries North Korea | |
| Time Zone Korea Standard Time (UTC+9) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 37.00, Longitude 127.50 | |
| Dialing Code +82 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code KR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code KOR | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 410 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee KOR | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .kr | |