| Local Name:Han-guk |
| Captial:Seoul |
| Continent:Asia |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Republic |
| Head of State:Executive |
| Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
| Head of State:President Lee Myung-bak |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 109 |
| Total Area: 99,828 km2(38,544 sqmi) |
| Land: 96,920 km2(37,420 sqmi) |
| Water: 2,800 km2(1,100 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 2.81% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 25 |
| Population: 48,580,000 |
| Date: 1-Nov-10 |
| World Population: 0.69% |
| Source : Census result |
| Languages:Korean (Hangul/Hanja) |
| Currency |
| Currency: South Korean won |
| Currency Sign: ₩ |
| Currency ISO Code: KRW |
| Fractional Unit: Jeon |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone:UTC+09:00 (Korea Standard Time) |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +82 |
| ISO Code A2: KR |
| ISO Code A3: KOR |
| ISO Number: 410 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 37 |
| Longitude: 127.5 |
| Information: Korea (South) News |
| Drive on:Right side |