• South Korea's only land border is with North Korea along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). It has sea borders with China and Japan.
  • Current local time in South Korea – Seoul. Get Seoul's weather and area codes, time zone and DST. Explore Seoul's sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset.
  • South-Korea-Map-120 South-Korea-Flag-120 South Korea, “Land of the Morning Calm.” Seoul stands as the capital of the 2nd largest metropolitan city in the world.
  • South Korea, or the Republic of Korea, came into existence in 1948. The East Asian country endured years of military rule before embracing high-tech industries.
  • The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is a presidential republic on the Korean peninsula, in East Asia. An independent Korean state or collection of states has existed almost...
  • South Korea. Andrea Matles Savada and William Shaw, editors. South Korea: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1990.
  • South Korea (officially, Republic of Korea) is divided into 9 administrative provinces, 6 metropolitan cities, 1 special city and 1 special self-governing city.
  • In 1950, there was a big war, the Korean War. As a result, Korea was divided into two countries, North and South.
  • From Seoul's glittering nightlife to Seoraksan National Park's vertiginous hikes, South Korea offers the traveler a dazzling range of experiences...
  • In-depth country profile of South Korea More information on South Korea's political system, foreign policy, economy, science and technology, and more.