South Korea

Summary of South Korea located in Asia.   Back to All Countries List

Offical Flag of South Korea
FIPS Code :   KS
ISO Code :   KR
ISO 3 Code :   KOR
Numeric ISO :   410
Continent :   Asia
Area in (Sq KM) :   98480
DMS :   35° 54' 27.93" N, 127° 46' 0.92" E
Phone Code :   82
Currency :   Won (KRW)
In Native :   대한민국

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea.

August 14 South Korea Liberation Day: Marks the liberation of Korea from 35 years of Japanese imperial rule in 1945 after the end of the second World War.
 
Capital :   Seoul
Neighbour Countries :   North Korea
Languages :   Korean,   English

Regions in South Korea

Busan Gwang'yeogsi
Chungcheongbugdo
Chungcheongnamdo
Daegu Gwang'yeogsi
Daejeon Gwang'yeogsi
Gang'weondo
Gwangju Gwang'yeogsi
Gyeonggido
Gyeongsangbugdo
Gyeongsangnamdo
Incheon Gwang'yeogsi
Jejudo
Jeonrabugdo
Jeonranamdo
Seoul Teugbyeolsi
Ulsan Gwang'yeogsi

Time zones in South Korea

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Asia/Seoul 9 Friday, April 4, 2025 8:22:29 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Korea Standard Time 9 Friday, April 4, 2025 8:22:29 AM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of South Korea

Andong
Ansan-si
Anyang-si
Bucheon-si
Busan
Changwon
Cheonan
Cheongju-si
Chinju
Chuncheon
Daegu
Daejeon
Gangneung
Gimcheon
Goyang-si
Gumi
Gunsan
Guri-si
Gwangju
Gyeongju
Gyeongsan-si
Hanam
Hwado
Hwaseong-si
Icheon-si
Iksan
Incheon
Jeju City
Jeonju
Kimhae
Kwangmyong
Mokpo
Osan
Pohang
Seongnam-si
Seoul
Suncheon
Suwon
Tonghae
Uijeongbu-si
Ulsan
Wonju
Yangju