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

General Information About South Korea

Population

25.70 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 1.02%. There are 50,501,405 people here, or 0.68% of the world's population.

Economy

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

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Seokguram Grotto and Bulguksa Temple, Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks, Jongmyo Shrine, Changdeokgung Palace Complex, Hwaseong Fortress. Interesting food you need to try here: Kimchi, bulgogi.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Korean. Seoul is the nation's capital and the country has a border with North Korea. 100,210 km² make up the entire country, they use a postcode system and the key cities are: 안산시 상록구, 성남시 분당구, 안산시 단원구, 서울시 중랑구, 시흥시.

Education

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

Good to know

The country's ISO code is KR, phone numbers start with +82, the domain name ".kr" is used by the country's websites Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea for more information about this nation.

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