Form of Government: unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (National Assembly [300])
President: Moon Jae-in
Prime Minister: Chung Sye-Kyun
GDP: 1.647 trillion USD (2019)
Capital: Seoul
Population: 51.71 million (2019)
Official Languages: Korean
Currency: South Korean won
Timezone: GMT+9
Area: 100,210 km²
Dialing Code: +82
Major Mountain Ranges: Baekdudaegan,Dongdae Mountains,Sobaek,Taebaek,Yeongnam
Major Rivers: Nakdong,Han,Geum,Anyangcheon
Continent: Asia
Border Countries: The country is bordered by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to the north, the East Sea (Sea of Japan) to the east, the East China Sea to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the west; to the southeast it is separated from the Japanese island of Tsushima by the Korea Strait.
