BASICS

• Formal Name : Republic of Korea

• National Flag : Taegeukgi

• Capital City : Seoul (Population / 9.33 mil as of May. 2025)

• Language : Korean(Hangeul)

• Currency : Won

• Population : 51.68 mil (as of Jan. 2025)

ECONOMICS

• GDP

  USD 1,656.5 bil (as of 2023)

  * Ex rate 1,350.-won/USD

• Per Capita Income

  USD 36,624.- (as of 2024)

• Import & Export USD

  632 & 683.8 bil. (2024)

Main International Events in Korea

• 88 Seoul Olympic Games

• 2002 Korea-Japan Worldcup

• G20 SEOUL SUMMIT 2010

• IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011

• 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

Ref. : Above digits are based on the data of Statistics Korea (national statistics institution) and Korea Customs Service.

KOREA in Brief

About Korea