asia • KOR
South Korea
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37° N / 127.5° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Seoul
- Population
- 51,751,065 2024
- Area
- 100,210 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Korean
- Currency
- South Korean won (KRW)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · South Korea
South Korea (Korean: 한국, 韓國 Hanguk), officially the Republic of Korea (대한민국, 大韓民國 Daehan Minguk), is a country in East Asia. Known as the "Land of the Morning Calm", Korea has served as a cultural bridge between its neighbors, China and Japan, for a long time.
Food & everyday culture
The ubiquitous kimchi (김치 gimchi), made from fermented cabbage and chili, accompanies nearly every meal and ranges from mild to roaringly spicy. In addition to the common cabbage type, kimchi can also be made from white radish (깍두기 ggakdugi), cucumbers (오이 소박이 oi-sobagi), chives (부추 김치 buchu gimchi) or pretty much any vegetable that can be pickled.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-01. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Calling code
- +82
- Internet domain
- .kr, .한국
- Land border codes
- PRK
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .kr or .한국. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.