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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June 26, 2021 Layne Dawes
Coordinates: 36°N 128°E / 36°N 128°E / 36; 128
Restaurants in South Korea
1. Yeoksam Catholic Church
23-11, Eonju-ro 85-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06222 South Korea +82 2-553-0801 http://www.yscatholic.com
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
2. Nabawi Catholic Church
146, Nabawi 1-gil, Mangseong-myeon, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do 54514 South Korea +82 63-861-8182 [email protected] http://www.nabawi.kr/
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
3. Baeron Holy Ground
296, Baeronseongji-gil, Bongyang-eup, Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do 27110 South Korea +82 43-651-4527 http://www.baeron.or.kr/
Excellent
80%
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
4. Hopyoung Church
16, Jeonpa-ro 95beon-gil, Dongan-gu, Anyang, Gyeonggi-do 14040 South Korea +82 31-454-3004 [email protected] http://www.casuwon.or.kr/bbs/?act=bbs&subAct=view&bid=proxy&seq=52&page=1&order_index=title&order_type=desc&list_style=list&gubun=
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
5. Myeong-dong Cathedral
74 Myeongdong-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul 04537 South Korea +82 2-774-1784 [email protected] http://www.mdsd.or.kr/
Excellent
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4.5 based on 1,093 reviews
Reviewed By auggie_aj - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Myeongdong Cathedral or Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception is one of the oldest catholic churches built in Seoul, South Korea. It was completed in the year 1898 and has a gothic design. The highest Roman Catholic prelate resides here. The church has high towers which was controversial during the construction. It is located at a walking distance of Myeongdong metro & Euljiro 3 ga metro stations.
