South Korea
Location:
South Korea is situated in the eastern part of Asia and occupies the southern part of the Korean Peninsula with just one neighbor, in north where is North Korea but it has shores to Japan Sea in east and to Yellow Sea in west.
Area/Surface:
99.810 km²
Population:
50.200.000 people
Capital:
Seoul 23.700.000 people
Currency:
South Korean Won
Languages spoken:
Korean
Religion:
Buddhism, Confucianism, Protestant, but the majority are atheists or without religion
Government form:
Republic, Democracy
Time zone:
+9 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
KR
Calling code:
+82
South Korea
Relief and climate in South Korea:
South Korea is the most developed and industrialized country from the two countries that occupy the Korean Peninsula and has an economy in a continuous development. Country’s relief is fragmented, generally mountainous especially in the central, northern and eastern parts, but the southern and western parts have a low elevation with fertile plains and hills. The highest peak of the country is Halla-san at 1.950 m height, situated on the Cheju island in the south part of the Korean Peninsula. It’s important the fact that this country has more than 3.000 islands especially in the Yellow Sea. The climate in South Korea is subtropical with warm summers rich in rainfall and cold winters. The temperature varies between -5 and 2º C in winter and between 24 and 31º C in summer.
Economy, industry, population and tourism:
The agriculture doesn’t represent an important sector because the tourism and the services are more important. Tourists are attracted by the beauty of the landscapes, by the superb cities and the sociability of the locals. South Korea is among the most developed economically and richest countries in whole Asia. Almost half a century ago, it had the economy based upon agriculture, but with the help from the two economic giants Japan and U.S.A., it developed very quickly. The most developed industries are the ones of ship building, engineering, electronics and computers industries, textile and chemical.
Very well known factories like Hyundai, LG, Samsung or Kia Motors have their main headquarters here. Besides these, South Korea is one of the first world’s producers of oil. Its most inhabitants are living in cities and the capital Seoul with almost a half of the entire population, is one of Asia and the world’s largest and flowering metropolis. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) Pusan is the 2nd largest city and the biggest port and cities like Dauegu or Incheon are also big with more than 2.500.000 people. Unfortunately, the population almost totally composed by Koreans is living in cities and due to the high density the pollution is huge. The country obtained the independence at 15 August 1948. Visit South Korea!
Traditional building from South Korea
