Explore South Korea in Asia - South Korea Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

South Korea with its capital Seoul is located in Asia (Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea). It covers some 98,481 square kilometres (slightly larger than Indiana) with 48,422,644 citizens. Korean and English are the the languages commonly used by the people in South Korea. North Korea is a bordering country.

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About South Korea

The landscape features mostly hills and mountains and wide coastal plains in west and south. The average density of population is about 491 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter. Potential threats by nature are occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods or low-level seismic activity common in southwest.

To reach someone in South Korea dial +82 prior to a number. There are 19,289,000 installed telephones. And there are 47,944,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 3G. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".kr". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 60Hz.

The country consists of 16 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of South Korea

South Korea Tourism Information

Unesco World Heritage Properties

South Korea has 5 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the South Korea Unesco Heritage location overview.

Changdeokgung Palace Complex

In the early 15th century, the Emperor T'aejong ordered the construction of a new palace at an auspicious site. A Bureau of Palace Construction was set up to create the complex, consisting of a...

Gochang, Hwasun and Ganghwa Dolmen Sites

The prehistoric cemeteries at Gochang, Hwasun, and Ganghwa contain many hundreds of examples of dolmens - tombs from the 1st millennium BC constructed of large stone slabs. They form part of the...

Gyeongju Historic Areas

The Gyeongju Historic Areas contain a remarkable concentration of outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, in the form of sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and the remains of temples and palaces...

Haeinsa Temple Janggyeong Panjeon, the Depositories for the Tripitaka Koreana Woodblocks

The Temple of Haeinsa, on Mount Kaya, is home to the Tripitaka Koreana , the most complete collection of Buddhist texts, engraved on 80,000 woodblocks between 1237 and 1248. The buildings of...

Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong

Founded in the 14th-15th centuries, Hahoe and Yangdong are seen as the two most representative historic clan villages in the Republic of Korea. Their layout and location - sheltered by forested...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in South Korea

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in South Korea is growing at an rate of 0.26% (or by 124,995 citizens). Each year 0 people enter this country (or 0.00 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of 0.26%. Or an total increase of 124,995 citizens.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.