ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: KR

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code KR

Below, you can find technical information regarding the KR code, which represents South Korea within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

Code

KR

Related codes
KOR410
Name

Common

South Korea

대한민국 (Korean)

Official

Republic of Korea

大韓民國 (Korean)

Flag
Capital
Seoul
(37.56, 126.99)
Official language

Korean

Area
99,434 km²
Population
51,606,633
Population density
529.65
Currency
KRW
South Korean Won ()
Measurement units
Metric
Meter (m), Kilogram (kg), Liter (L), Celsius (°C)
Time zone
UTC +9 hours
Region
Korean Peninsula
Continent
Asia
Country bounds
N: 38.6124, S: 33.1909, W: 125.887, E: 129.585
Driving side
Right
Calling code
+82
Internet TLD
.kr
Barcode prefix
880
Landlocked
No
Government
Republic
Established
1948
National dish
Kimchi, bulgogi

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.

*The map highlights the location of South Korea.

Related locale codes

ko-KR Korean (South Korea)

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