South Korea

KR ISO 2 KOR ISO 3 +82 Calling .kr TLD KRW ₩ Currency
Country facts
Capital
Seoul
ISO 2 Code
KR
ISO 3 Code
KOR
TLDs
.kr, .한국
Calling code
+82
Currency
KRW ₩
Demonym
South Korean
Drives on
right
Area
100,210 km²
Weather in Seoul
Mainly clear
Condition
Mainly clear
Temperature
19.8°C / 67.6°F
Wind
11 km/h
Humidity
62%
Pressure
1019.1 mb
Local time
2026-10-15 13:00
Timezone
Asia/Seoul
Plugs & electricity
C F
220 V · 60 Hz
Neighboring countries (1)
From Wikipedia

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It extends over the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and includes the adjacent islands. It borders North Korea to its north along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east.. It has a population of about 52 million, of which half live in the Seoul metropolitan area, the world's ninth most populous metropolitan area; its other major cities are Busan, Daegu, and Incheon.

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Public holidays · next 12 months
  • 크리스마스
    Christmas Day
  • 새해
    New Year's Day
  • 설날
    Lunar New Year
  • 설날
    Lunar New Year
  • 설날
    Lunar New Year
  • 3·1절
    Independence Movement Day
  • 노동절
    Labour Day
  • 어린이날
    Children's Day
  • 부처님 오신 날
    Buddha's Birthday
  • 현충일
    Memorial Day
  • 제헌절
    Constitution Day
  • 광복절
    Liberation Day
  • 추석
    Chuseok
  • 추석
    Chuseok
  • 추석
    Chuseok
  • 개천절
    National Foundation Day
  • 한글날
    Hangul Day
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