SOUTH KOREA

Republic of Korea · KR / KOR / 410

ISO 3166-1 KOR · 410

South Korea is a eastern asia country in Asia. It has a population of 51,635,256, uses KRW, speaks Korean.

Population 51,635,256

Area (km²) 100,210

Capital Seoul

Region Eastern Asia

All facts

fields

ISO alpha-3: KOR
ISO numeric: 410
Calling code: +82
TLD: .kr
Driving side: —
Currencies: KRW
Languages: kor
Timezones: —
Flag: 🇰🇷

Cities

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Seoul Seoul 10,349,312

Busan Busan 3,285,147

Incheon Incheon 3,015,482

Daegu Daegu 2,365,523

Daejeon Daejeon 1,441,203

Gwangju Gwangju 1,401,235

Suwon Gyeonggi-do 1,234,582

Ulsan Ulsan 1,098,421

Goyang-si Gyeonggi-do 1,061,752

Changwon Gyeongsangnam-do 1,025,702

Seongnam-si Gyeonggi-do 914,832

Cheongju-si North Chungcheong 852,147

Bucheon-si Gyeonggi-do 850,731

Cheonan Chungcheongnam-do 658,831

Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do 640,890

Jeonju Jeollabuk-do 638,421

Ansan-si Gyeonggi-do 623,256

Anyang-si Gyeonggi-do 595,644

Kimhae Gyeongsangnam-do 531,966

Pohang Gyeongsangbuk-do 492,041

Jeju City Jeju-do 488,844

Uijeongbu-si Gyeonggi-do 479,141

Masan Gwangju 434,371

Gumi Gyeongsangbuk-do 404,691

Sejong Sejong-si 394,630

Pyeongtaek Gyeonggi-do 364,694

Yangsan Gyeongsangnam-do 358,074

Gwangmyeong Gyeonggi-do 357,545

Wŏnju Gangwon-do 332,849

Chinju Gyeongsangnam-do 307,242

Iksan Jeollabuk-do 307,000

Gunpo Gyeonggi-do 286,485

Chuncheon Gangwon-do 284,855

Suncheon Jeollanam-do 276,375

Yeosu Jeollanam-do 268,823

Mokpo Jeollanam-do 268,402

Gyeongsan-si Gyeongsangbuk-do 266,951

Gunsan Jeollabuk-do 264,656

Hanam Gyeonggi-do 254,415

Gyeongju Gyeongsangbuk-do 245,365

Osan Gyeonggi-do 238,788

Geoje Gyeongsangnam-do 232,921

Chungju North Chungcheong 209,483

Gangneung Gangwon-do 208,161

Gimpo-si Gyeonggi-do 203,391

Medium airport

JDG

Jeongseok Airport

Medium airport

Universities

linked

Ajou University

ajou.ac.kr

Andong National University

andong.ac.kr

Asian United Theological University

acts.ac.kr

Baekseok University

bu.ac.kr

Busan National University of Education

bnue.ac.kr

Busan Presbyterian University

bpu.ac.kr

Busan University of Foreign Studies

bufs.ac.kr

Catholic Kwandong University

cku.ac.kr

Catholic University of Korea

cuk.ac.kr

Catholic University of Pusan

cup.ac.kr

Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung

cataegu.ac.kr

Changshin University

cs.ac.kr

Changwon National University

changwon.ac.kr

CHA University

cha.ac.kr

Cheju National University

cheju.ac.kr

FAQ

4 questions

What currency does South Korea use?: KRW.
What languages are spoken in South Korea?: Korean.
What is the capital of South Korea?: Seoul.
How many cities are in South Korea?: 311 on record.

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/KR

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    "iso_numeric": "410",
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    "capital": "Seoul",
    "region": "Asia",
    "subregion": "Eastern Asia",
    "population": 51635256,
    "flag_emoji": "🇰🇷",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+82"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".kr",
      ".한국"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/kr.svg",
    "area": 100210.0,
    "latitude": 37.0,
    "longitude": 127.5,
    "languages": {
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}