한국이해자료 - Korea in the World (영어, English)
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[ Contents ] 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Economic Growth 4. Embracing Democracy 5. South Korea on the World Stage
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1. Introduction
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. Across the Yellow Sea to its west lies China. Japan lies to the east across the East Sea. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) occupies the northern half of the peninsula.
General
- Official Name: The Republic of Korea
- Location: 38°N and 33°N latitude and 126°E longitude
- Area: 100,266km2 (2013)
- Capital: Seoul (9,926,000) (2013)
- Population: 50,220,000 (2013)
- Population Density: 501 persons/km2 (2013)
- Language: Korean (Writing system: Hangeul)
- Religion: Buddhist (22.8%), Protestant (18.3%), Catholic (10.9%), Other (1.1%), Unaffiliated (46.9%)
- Government: Presidential republic
- Mean Temperature: -2.5℃ (January) to 25.4℃ (August)
- National Flag: Taegeukgi
- National Flower: Mugunghwa (rose of Sharon)