# South Korea

South Korea

sovereign state, constitutional republic, country| Part of | MIKTA, European Union tax haven blacklist  |
| Inception | 15 ochu ekejo 1948  |
| Name in native language | 대한민국  |
| Official name | 대한민국, 大韓民國, Republic of Korea, République de Corée  |
| Native label | 대한민국  |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taehan Min'guk  |
| Revised Romanization | Daehan Minguk  |
| IPA transcription | ˈsøːɾkuɾɛɑ  |
| Religion or worldview | Protestantism, Buddhism, Catholicism  |
| Archives at | National Archives of Korea  |
| Official language | Korean, Korean Sign Language  |
| Anthem | Aegukga  |
| Culture | culture of South Korea  |
| Motto text | Imagine your Korea, 홍익인간(弘益人間): 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라, Koreyanızı xəyal edin, Dychmyga dy Gorea  |
| Continent | Asia  |
| Country | South Korea  |
| Capital | Séoul  |
| Located in time zone | Korea Standard Time, UTC+09:00, Asia/Seoul  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Yellow Sea, Namhae, Sea of Japan, East China Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Korean Peninsula, East Asia  |
| Territory claimed by | North Korea  |
| Coordinate location | 36°0′0″N 128°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 37°14′24″N 131°52′22″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 38°37′12″N 128°22′12″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 33°6′45″N 126°16′6″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 37°58′0″N 124°39′0″E  |
| Highest point | Hallasan  |
| Lowest point | Sea of Japan  |
| Basic form of government | republic, presidential system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of South Korea  |
| Head of state | Lee Jae Myung  |
| Office held by head of government | President of South Korea  |
| Head of government | Lee Jae Myung  |
| Executive body | Government of South Korea  |
| Legislative body | National Assembly  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Korea, Constitutional Court of Korea  |
| Central bank | Bank of Korea  |
| Currency | won, Korean mun  |
| Shares border with | North Korea, People's Republic of China, Japan  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Schuko, Europlug  |
| Replaces | Korea  |
| Language used | Korean, Jejuan, Korean Sign Language  |
| Official website |    |
| Described at URL |   |
| Hashtag | SouthKorea, 대한민국  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .kr, .한국  |
| Flag | flag of South Korea  |
| Coat of arms | Emblem of South Korea  |
| Has seal, badge, or sigil | Seal of South Korea  |
| Topographic map | Atlas of South Korea  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of South Korea  |
| Has characteristic | free country  |
| History of topic | history of South Korea  |
| ‎most populous urban area | Séoul  |
| Railway traffic side | left  |
| Open data portal | Public Data Portal  |
| Economy of topic | economy of South Korea  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of South Korea  |
| ‎Lemmy instance URL |   |
| Mobile country code | 450  |
| Telephone country code | +82  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 119, 113  |
| GS1 country code | 880  |
| Vehicle registration plate code | ROK  |
| Maritime identification digits | 440, 441  |
| Unicode character | 🇰🇷  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Category:Honorary Citizen of South Korea  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of South Korea  |

  From Wikidata
**South Korea** (**대한민국**) Ódò Asia amone kù ma gbaluka kù ma ki Séoul.