South Korea
Asia · Untouched
- Capital
- Seoul
- Population
- 51.2M
- Area
- 100K km²
About South Korea
Occupying the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, South Korea packs mountains, ancient temples, and hyper-modern cities into a compact space. Its capital, Seoul, straddles the Han River and anchors one of the world's great metropolitan areas. From Joseon-era palaces to K-pop and semiconductors, the country blends deep Confucian traditions with a restless appetite for innovation, all within sight of the forested peaks that cover most of its terrain.
- The Korean alphabet, Hangul, was invented in the 1440s under King Sejong so that ordinary people could learn to read and write.
- The name Seoul simply means 'capital' in Korean, and unlike most Korean place names it has no traditional Chinese-character spelling.
- South Korea's flag pairs a red-and-blue taegeuk symbol of cosmic balance with four black trigrams drawn from the ancient I Ching.
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