Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Asia
Region
Korean Peninsula
Area
99,434 km²
Country Bounds
N: 38.6124, S: 33.1909, W: 125.887, E: 129.585
Landlocked
No
Coordinates of Capital
Seoul (37.56, 126.99)
Terrain
mostly hills and mountainswide coastal plains in west and south
Climate
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than wintercold winters
Border Countries
North Korea 237 km
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Capital
Seoul
Government Type
Republic
Established
1948
Driving Side
Right
Time zone
UTC +9 hours
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
51,606,633
Population Density
529.65 people/km²
Nationality
Noun: Korean(s) Adjective: Korean
Distribution
the population is primarily concentrated in the lowland areas, where density is high; Gyeonggi Province in the northwest, which surrounds the capital of Seoul and contains the port of Incheon, is the most densely populated province; Gangwon in the northeast is the least populated
Metric – Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.kr
Calling Code
+82
+82-2 – Seoul
+82-31 – Gyeonggi-do
+82-32 – Incheon
Barcode Prefix
880
Internet Hosts
315,697
Internet Users
39,400,000
Phones (Mobile)
53,625,000 lines
Phones (Landline)
30,100,000 lines
South Korea, a country located in Eastern Asia, occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, with coastlines along the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.