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South Korea

Asia · Eastern Asia

Identity

Capital

Seoul

Currency

Won

KRW

Official language

Korean

Continent / Region

Asia · Eastern Asia

People

Population

51.8MWorld Bank 2024

Population density

530 / km²

Calculated: population ÷ land area

Economy

GDP (current US$)

$1.88TWorld Bank 2024

GDP per capita

$36,238.64World Bank 2024

Geography

Land area

97,600 km²

37,684 mi²

mi² derived from km²

World Bank 2023

Trade· top exports 2022

1

Electronic integrated circuits

HS 8542·$94.0B·UN Comtrade (via World Bank WITS) 2022

2

Motor vehicles for passenger transport

HS 8703·$55.0B·UN Comtrade (via World Bank WITS) 2022

3

Petroleum oils, not crude

HS 2710·$42.0B·UN Comtrade (via World Bank WITS) 2022