- The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in Seoul is a buffer zone between North and South Korea, and it's one of the most heavily fortified borders in the world.
- Where to go in South Korea. Korea is still something of an unknown territory, and more than half of all its visitors get no further than Seoul.
- Surviving an economic collapse, in the 1990s, that required bailing out by the IMF, South Korea has diversified its economy and moved toward self-reliance.
- It’s a peninsula divided into two countries: North Korea (the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (the Republic of Korea).
- South Korea (officially, Republic of Korea) is divided into 9 administrative provinces, 6 metropolitan cities, 1 special city and 1 special self-governing city.
- :: Geography of South Korea :: Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.
- In-depth country profile of South Korea More information on South Korea's political system, foreign policy, economy, science and technology, and more.
- Things to Do in South Korea, Asia: See Tripadvisor's 992,695 traveler reviews and photos of South Korea tourist attractions.
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- South Korea had the fastest internet connectivity globally in 2017.
- In 2015, South Korea ranked third highest globally in cosmetic procedures per capita.
- 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.