Korea

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Korea is a country. The capital city is Seoul, located in the Eastern Asia region of Asia. It has a land area of 97,600 km², a population of 51,712,619 people and uses the currency Korean won. The President is Yoon Suk-yeol.

In the news

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DeepSeek transferred data without consent, South Korean watchdog says

Read on: Al Jazeera link
2025-04-24

South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud

Read on: ABC News link
2025-04-24

South Korean bus driver rushes unconscious Chinese student to hospital, saves her life

Read on: SCMP link
2025-04-24

South Korean truth commission halts probe into adoption fraud, hundreds of cases in limbo

Read on: The Star link
2025-04-24

South Korean airlines toughen cabin crew roles amid air rage concerns

Read on: SCMP link
2025-04-24

South Korean acting president warns DeepSeek can reshape industrial landscape

Read on: Nation PK link
2025-04-24

Noise dispute may have led South Korean man to start flat fire that killed him: police

Read on: SCMP link
2025-04-23

South Korean court upholds 16-year sentence for doctor who raped sedated patients

Read on: SCMP link
2025-04-23

Korea gears up for June 3 election amid political polarization, presidential power frays

2025-04-22

Bithumb to Split in Two as Crypto Exchange Inches Toward South Korean IPO

Read on: Coindesk link
2025-04-22

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Key facts

  • currency: Korean won
  • capital city: Seoul
  • region: Eastern Asia
  • continent: Asia
  • land area: 97,600 km²
  • population: 51,712,619 people
  • political leader: Yoon Suk-yeol (President)
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Location on a map: 37°0′N, 127°50′E

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Korea is one of the countries in Asia, countries in Eastern Asia and 194 countries in our database.

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Distribution of artists from Korea by birth year

Distribution of athletes from Korea by birth date

Distribution of universities in Korea per foundation year

Distribution of politicians from Korea by birth year

Evolution of historical male population in Korea with forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Korea with forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Korea with forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Korea with forecast

Map of the distribution of wildfires in Korea by mean width

Map of the distribution of sites in Korea by area

Map of the distribution of cities in Korea by population

Map of the distribution of museums in Korea by visitors

Share of politicians per gender in Korea

Share of transboundary sites in Korea

Share of medals won by Korea in the Olympics

Share of company types in Korea

Correlation of methane emissions and urban population by countries yearly in Korea

Correlation of GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 by countries yearly in Korea

Correlation of access to electricity and self-employed workers in Korea

Correlation of armed forces personnel and population of countries yearly in Korea

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In literature

There are 435 books written about Korea in the database.

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders.

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