Tag Archives: South Korea

No less than 25 city districts together form the South Korean capital of Seoul. In Dutch, the name is also written as Seoul, but if you listen to the correct Korean pronunciation of the city name, you wonder where the second ‘e’ comes from. You clearly hear a sound where the ‘u’ belongs. Seoul has… Read more »

Facts about South Korea Official languages: Korean, English Capital: Seoul Area: 98,480 km² Population: 48.4 million residents Population density: 491.70 residents per km² Currency: KRW Internet TLD: .kr ISO codes: KR, KOR, 410 The country code for South Korea is +82 Flag of South Korea The national flag of South Korea was adopted in 1950… Read more »