City: South Korea
Status: Sovereign state
Capital
and largest city: Seoul
37°33′N 126°58′E / 37.550°N 126.967°E / 37.550; 126.967
Official languages: Korean
Korean Sign Language
Official script: Hangul
Ethnic groups: Predominately Korean. No official statistics
Religion: 56.9% Unknown
27.6% Christianity
—19.7% Protestant
—7.9% Catholic
15.5% Korean Buddhism
Demonym: South Korean
Korean
Government: Unitary presidential
constitutional republic
• President: Moon Jae-in
• Prime Minister: Lee Nak-yeon
• Speaker of the National Assembly: Chung Sye-kyun
• Chief Justice: Kim Myeong-soo
• President of Constitutional Court: Lee Jin-Sung
Legislature: National Assembly
Formation• First Kingdom: c. 7th century BC
• Three Kingdoms: 18 BC
• North-South Kingdoms: 698
• Goryeo dynasty: 918
• Joseon dynasty: 1392
• Korean empire: October 12, 1897
• Japan-Korea Treaty: August 29, 1910
• Declaration of Independence: March 1, 1919
• Provisional Government: April 13, 1919
• Independence from Japan: August 15, 1945
• First Republic: August 15, 1948
• Current constitution: February 25, 1988
• Admitted to the United Nations: September 17, 1991
Area• Total: 100,210 km (38,690 sq mi) (107th)
• Water (%): 0.3 (301 km / 116 mi)
Population• 2017 estimate: 51,446,201 (27th)
• Density: 507/km (1,313.1/sq mi) (23rd)
GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate
• Total: $2.029 trillion (13th)
• Per capita: $41,173 (28th)
GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate
• Total: $1.53 trillion (11th)
• Per capita: $30,919 (29th)
Gini (2015): 29.5
low
HDI (2015): 0.901
very high · 18th
Currency: South Korean won (₩)
(KRW)
Time zone: Korea Standard Time (UTC+9)
Date format: yyyy년 m월 d일
yyyy. m. d. (CE)
Drives on the: right
Calling code: +82
ISO 3166 code: KR
Internet TLD: .kr
.한국
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Coordinates: 36°N 128°E / 36°N 128°E / 36; 128
Restaurants in South Korea
1. High1 Ski Resort
2. Phoenix Snow Park
174, Taegi-ro, Bongpyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do 25307 South Korea +82 33-330-6356 http://phoenixhnr.co.kr/pyeongchang/ski/slope
Excellent
26%
Good
51%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
4%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 134 reviews
Reviewed By suslou - Ormond, Australia
Phoenix Park was a great place for skiing with excellent English speaking instructors and well groomed runs. Lots of terrific placed to eat.
3. Bears Town Resort
4. Jisan Forest Resort
28-1, Haewol-ri, Majang-myeon, Icheon, Gyeonggi-do 17390 South Korea +82 31-644-1200 http://www.jisanresort.co.kr
Excellent
38%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
19%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By x96lee26 - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Had the most fun, exciting memorable ski of a lifetime. Snow and skiing was amazingly fun and trilling with much enthusiasm. Love the snows very much; beautiful resorts and big space and glaze to ski around. Many people were around here and having fun together ☺️☺️
5. E An Forest
25, Sumogwon-gil, Banpo-myeon, Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do 32620 South Korea +82 41-855-2008 http://www.e-anland.com/
Excellent
0%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
50%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2 reviews
6. Daegwallyeong Snow Town
27-22, Chahangseonyeok-gil, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon-do 25340 South Korea +82 33-333-3301 http://www.snowtown.co.kr
7. Starhill Resort
96, Meokgat-ro, Hwado-eup, Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do 12156 South Korea +82 31-594-1211 http://starhill.co.kr
