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
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1. Sungkyunkwan University
2. Incheon Global Campus
3. Ewha Womans University
52, Ewhayeodae-gil, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03760 South Korea +82 2-3277-3152 http://www.ewha.ac.kr
Excellent
48%
Good
39%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
1%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 908 reviews
Reviewed By meowleng92 - Melaka, Malaysia
The young girl student here are freedonly wear their outfit to Uni. Around the Uni, there is alot cosmetic shop, cloth, cafe and etc Be alert and bring enough cash and card as here is the cheapest shopping palace ever.
4. Kyunghee University Seoul Campus
5. Gangwon State University
270, Yeonju-ro, Jumunjin-eup, Gangneung, Gangwon-do 25425 South Korea +82 33-660-8000 http://www.gw.ac.kr/
Excellent
67%
Good
0%
Satisfactory
33%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 3 reviews
Gangwon State University is located in Jumunjin-eup, north of Gangneung's city center. Campus are opened local people and tourist. There are lots of pine tree in the campus. Good to walk.
6. Incheon National University
7. Yonsei University Sinchon Campus
8. Yonsei University International Campus
85, Songdogwahak-ro, Yeonsu-gu Yonsei University, Incheon 21983 South Korea +82 2-1599-1885 [email protected] http://www.yonsei.ac.kr/sc/intro/directions2.jsp
Excellent
0%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
50%
Poor
0%
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0%
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 2 reviews
9. University of Ulsan
93, Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan 44610 South Korea +82 52-277-3101 http://www.ulsan.ac.kr/main/
Excellent
50%
Good
25%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
25%
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 4 reviews
