South Korea Map

OFFICIAL NAME: Republic of Korea

CAPITAL: Seoul

SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT: Unitary Multiparty Republic

AREA: 98,488 Square Kilometers (38,026 Square Miles)

ESTIMATED POPULATION: 48,641,600

LOCATION & GEOGRAPHY: South Korea is located on the southern part of the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. It is surrounded by North Korea to the north, the Yellow Sea to the west, the Sea of Japan to the east as well as the Korea and Cheju Straits to the south.

PEOPLE: The major part of the population are the Koreans.

LANGUAGES: The official language is Korean. English is the principal secondary language and is taught in all secondary schools.