Country facts

South Korea

KR

Location

Asia · Eastern Asia

The circle marks the location.Map: Natural Earth 110m

Size & world rank

Log scale

Population

#30 of 243Top 13%

≈51.1 million(51,106,229)

Smallest: Pitcairn Islands 35Largest: India ≈1.43B

Area

#109 of 243Top 45%

100,210 km²

Smallest: Vatican City 0.44 km²Largest: Russia ≈17.1M km²

Key facts

Capital: Seoul
Languages: Korean
Language Family: Koreanic
Currencies: South Korean won
Flag Colors: WhiteRedBlueBlack

Neighbors

1 countries

North Korea