# South Korea

South Korea

sovereign state, constitutional republic, country| Part of | MIKTA, European Union tax haven blacklist  |
| Inception | 15 Bedzo Emiwan 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 | Seoul  |
| 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, 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 | Seoul  |
| 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  |
| Licence 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  |

**South Korea**, Republic of Korea (ROK), yi kin chi East Asia'o. Wunga gun ganfi Korean Peninsula South bo chi de gangani be North Korea eko Demilitarized Zone nyan Korean nyin, ah be Yellow Sea west'o toh Sea of Japan east'o. South Korea de sole legitimate government nyan peninsula wuncin kpata ah be adjacent Island zhi. Wun de eza sunsun 52 million, nan ganfi zhi Seoul metropolitan area 'o nan, metropolitan area nan wancin gan nyan 9th chi yizhe'o nan, gani be ezhiko nakena zhi ke Busan, Daegu ah be Incheon Nan.

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