South Korea: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 35.76697 / longitude: 128.25081

General information

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, Sungkyunkwan University, KAIST.

Population

This country represents 0.68% of the world's population with about 50,501,405 individuals. With a birth growth rate at 1.02%, the median age is 25.70 years.

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks, Jongmyo Shrine, Changdeokgung Palace Complex, Hwaseong Fortress. Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Kimchi, bulgogi.

Geography

The capital of this country is Seoul and the country has a border with North Korea. Country territory measures 100,210 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: 안산시 상록구, 성남시 분당구, 안산시 단원구, 서울시 중랑구, 시흥시. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Korean.

Economy

In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 4600.00₩ (around $3.50 USD). The GDP in 2021 was $1,810,955,871,380 USD, making it the 10# country in the world. The currency ISO code is KRW and the currency symbol is ₩.

Good to know

Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea to learn more about this nation. The country's ISO code is KR, the country's websites have the domain name ".kr", phone numbers start with +82

Summary

Flag
ISO code KR
Capital Seoul
Population 50,501,405
World percentage 0.68%
Median age 25.70 years
Population growth rate 1.02%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Korean
GDP (2021) $1,810,955,871,380
GDP position #10
Big Mac local price 4600.00₩
Big Mac USD price $3.50
Currency code KRW
Currency symbol
National dish Kimchi, bulgogi
TLD .kr
Phone prefix +82
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea

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