What is South Korea?

Emblem of South Korea

             South Korea is the most advanced countries the second in Asia after Japan and has recorded the fourth largest economy in Asia after China, Japan and India. Even more than that, South Korea occupies a title as a manufacturer of boats, plasma panels, mobile phones and electronics (1), a manufacturer of chemicals, glass (2), a manufacturer of steel, vehicles, IT products (5) and cement (8).

South Korea is a country located in East Asia, exactly covers the southern part of the Korean peninsula at coordinates 37°00'N, 127°30'E. The only state which borders directly with South Korea North Korea is a country with a 238 km long border is defined by the DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone). South Korean territory largely surrounded by water and has a long coastline of 2,413 km. West bounded by the Yellow Sea, south by the East China Sea, while the east by the waters of the Sea of ​​Japan.

Flag of South Korea

Total land area is 99 678 km² with a rough topography dominated by mountains and only 30% of its territory in the form of the plains. South Korea has four seasons change. Its population is dominated by ethnic Korean native with a population of 48.9 million people and the majority did not have the confidence or atheists. The welfare of Korea highly secured by a variety of labor protection, good health care, advanced education, and gender equality are upheld. Korean culture that made many world cultural heritage by UNESCO and the influence of Korean culture began worldwide in line with the Korean Wave. The Korean economy is dominated by Industrian advanced in recent decades. Gross income countries reached US $ 969.9 billion. The main export products are semiconductors, communications equipment, vehicles, ships, machinery and spare parts, etc. Korea is a republic state that adheres to the democratic system with a five-year presidential term.

 

South Korea

 Profile of South Korea

Motto                                                         : Benefit All Mankin

National  Anthem                                   : Aegukka

                                                                        (Till Paektu Mountain Wears Away)

Capital                                                        : Seoul (37°33′N 126°58′E)

Major Languages                                   : Korean

Major Scripts                                           : Hangul

Government                                            : Unitary presidential constitutional

                                                                        republic

President                                                  : Park Geun-hye

Prime Minister                                        : Hwang Kyo-ahn

Speaker of the National Assembly : Chung Sye-kyun

Legislature                                                : National Assembly

National Foundation Day                    : October 3, 2333 BC

First Republic                                           : August 15, 1948

Total Area                                                 : 100,210 km² and 38,691 sq mi

Water Area                                               : 0,3 (301 km²/116 mi²)

Population (2015)                                  : 50,801,405

Currency                                        : Won

Time zone                                      : Korean Standart Time (UTC+9)

Internet realm                                 : .kr

Phone code                                    : +82