Official name
Republic of Korea
Name in local language
대한민국 ; 大韓民國 ; Daehan Minguk (ko)
Continent
Asia
Subcontinent
East Asia
Population (ranking: 27e )
51,628,117 inhabitants (2022)
Population growth
-0.15 % / year
Area
100,356 km²
Density
515.22 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 12e )1,637.896 billions $USD (2020)
GDP/capita (ranking )
31,598 $USD (2020)
GDP growth
-0.90 % / year (2020)
Life expectancy (ranking )
83.50 years (2020)
Birth rate
5.20 ‰ (2022)
Fertility rate
0.81 children / woman (2021)
Death rate (ranking )
7.40 ‰ (2022)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
2.70 ‰ (2019)
Literacy rate
100.00 % (2022)
Official languages
Korean
Currency
Won (₩ KRW)
HDI (ranking: 32e )0.916 / 1 (2019)
EPI (ranking )62.30 (2018)
Government
Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Head of State
President Yoon Seok-youl
National Day
15 August
ISO Codes KR, KOR
Demonym
South Korean
Tourists (ranking )
15,347,000 people (2018)
South Korea is an East Asian country that covers the southern half of the Korean peninsula. Its only land border is North, with North Korea . It is located in the North Sea of China, between China and Japan , of which it is a former colony.
Seoul, capital city of South Korea Quiet morning garden, Achim Goyo, in Sang-Myun, province of Gyeonggi, South Korea Seoul at night, South Korea Urban areas (2018)
Urban areas
Population
Seoul
26,000,782 inhabitants
Busan
8,050,434 inhabitants
Daegu
3,384,253 inhabitants
Daejeon
2,037,823 inhabitants
Gwangju
1,694,454 inhabitants
Ulsan
1,516,703 inhabitants
Jeonju
1,042,484 inhabitants
Cheongju
846,650 inhabitants
Pohang
784,645 inhabitants
Suncheon
724,270 inhabitants
Cheonan
630,100 inhabitants
Jeju
469,279 inhabitants
Jinju
454,081 inhabitants
Gumi
420,320 inhabitants
Mokpo
238,450 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Population
Area
Busan (Ville métropolitaine)
3,498,529 inhabitants
763 km²
Chungcheong du Nord
1,591,625 inhabitants
7,432 km²
Chungcheong du Sud
2,096,727 inhabitants
8,205 km²
Daegu (Ville métropolitaine)
2,484,557 inhabitants
884 km²
Daejeon (Ville métropolitaine)
1,514,370 inhabitants
540 km²
Gangwon
1,550,806 inhabitants
16,875 km²
Gwangju (Ville métropolitaine)
1,469,214 inhabitants
501 km²
Gyeonggi
12,716,780 inhabitants
10,184 km²
Gyeongsang du Nord
2,700,398 inhabitants
19,026 km²
Gyeongsang du Sud
3,373,871 inhabitants
10,531 km²
Incheon (Ville métropolitaine)
3,002,645 inhabitants
1,050 km²
Jeju (Province spéciale autonome)
641,597 inhabitants
1,849 km²
Jeolla du Nord
1,864,791 inhabitants
8,067 km²
Jeolla du Sud
1,903,914 inhabitants
12,319 km²
Sejong (Ville spéciale autonome)
243,048 inhabitants
465 km²
Seoul (Special City)
9,930,616 inhabitants
605 km²
Ulsan (Ville métropolitaine)
1,172,304 inhabitants
1,060 km²
See also
