At a glance South Korea

Fig: South Korea Flag

Official Name:

The Republic of Korea

State Religion: 

56.9% Sindo/Unregistered
19.7% Protestantism
15.5% Korean Buddhism
7.9% Catholic Church
2.5% Others^.

State Language: 

Korean (Hangul)

National Anthem: 

God help emperor May he live forever Bestow treasures like mountain-piles May his influence and power reach across the world Fifty million times may his blessings be renewed every day God help the emperor

National Flag: 

The flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi (also spelled as Taegeukgi, literally "Taeguk flag"), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk in the center that symbolizes a balance, and four black trigrams, which are selected from the original eight, on each corner of the flag.

Capital: 

Seoul

Nationality: 

Korean

Name of Currency: 

WON

Banknotes	₩1,000, ₩5,000, ₩10,000, ₩50,000
Coins	₩10, ₩50, ₩100, ₩500

Geographical Location: 

South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass.

Boundary: 

South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with 238 kilometers (148 mi) of border running along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

Area: 

98,480 square kilometers

Maritime border:

Inland waters—the zone inside the baseline.
Territorial sea— the zone extending 12 nm. from the baseline.
Contiguous zone—the area extending 24 nm. from the baseline.
Exclusive Economic Zone—the area extending 200 nm. from the baseline except when the space between two countries is less than 400 nm