South Korea

Area: 98 480 km²

Population: 49 044 790 (2007)

Population density: 498 pers./km²

Capital: Seoul

Government type: Semi-Presidential republic

Official language: Korean

Ethnic groups: Korean 99.9%

Religion: Christian 26.3%, Buddhist 23.2%, other 1.3%, none 49.3%

Currency: South Korean von (KRW)

Time zone: UTC+9

Administrative divisions: South Korea is divided into 8 provinces, 1 autonomous province, 6 metropolitan cities and special city of Seoul

Highest point: Hallasan 1 950 m

Longest river: Nakdong River 525 km

Largest cities: Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon

Calling code: +82

Internet TLD: .kr