South Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

South Korea

Republic of Korea
Asia · Eastern Asia · Capital: Seoul

Quick facts about South Korea

Official name	Republic of Korea
Capital	Seoul
Continent & subregion	Asia · Eastern Asia
Population	51,712,619 people (world rank 29)
Area	100,210 km²
Density	516 people/km²
Share of world population	0.64% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1,844.8 billion
Urbanisation	81.2% urban population
Life expectancy	83.4 years
Currency	South Korean won (₩) — KRW
Languages	Korean
Internet domain	`.kr`
Calling code	+82
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$35,674 · see world ranking
Internet Users	97.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	0.7 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	2.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	11.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	64.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means South Korea did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

North Korea

The geographic position is roughly 37°, 127.5°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.