Republic of Korea Overview
Country Name: Republic of Korea
Capital City: Seoul (since 1394)
National Anthem: Aegukga
National Flag: Taegeukgi
National Flower: Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon)
Language: Korean; Hangeul
Land Size: 223,405㎢ (including North Korea)
South Korea only: 100,284㎢
Geographical Location: The Korean Peninsula
(lat. 33˚ ~ 43˚; long. 124˚ ~ 132˚)
Standard Time: 9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
Population: 51.33 million (2013)
Political System: Free democracy; Presidential system
President: Park Geun-hye (since 2013)
Economic Indicator (2013)
- GDP: US$1,304.3 billion
- Per Capital GNI: US$26,205
- Currency: won (US$1 = 1,099 won; floating exchange rate)
- GDP growth rate: 3.0%