【 Country Name 】 The Republic of Korea.
【 Area 】 100,046 square kilometers (2024).
【 Population 】 Approximately 51.15 million (September 2025). It is a single ethnic group, with the Korean language being the common language. About 50% of the population adheres to religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Catholicism.
Seoul, the capital, has a population of approximately 9.33 million (as of September 2025), covers an area of 605 square kilometers, and has an average annual temperature of 11.6℃.
Lee Jae-myung, the head of state, was elected and took office on June 4, 2025.
【 Important Festivals 】 Spring Festival: The first day of the first lunar month; New Year's Day: January 1st Independence Movement Memorial Day: March 1st Buddha's Birthday: The eighth day of the fourth lunar month. Xianzhong Day: June 6th; Constitution Day: July 17th; Liberation Day: August 15th, commemorating the liberation from Japanese colonial rule (1945) and the establishment of the government of the Republic of Korea (1948). The Mid-Autumn Festival: The 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Kaitian Festival: October 3rd, the legendary founding day of ancient Korea; Hanmunje: Established on October 9th to commemorate the promulgation of the Hunminjeongeum. Christmas Day: December 25th.
【 Brief Introduction 】 It is located in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in the northeastern part of the Asian continent. It is surrounded by sea on the east, south and west sides. It has a temperate monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 13℃ to 14℃ and an average annual precipitation of about 1,300 to 1,500 millimeters.
From 1910 to 1945, the Korean Peninsula became a Japanese colony. In August 1945, Japan surrendered, and the US and Soviet troops were respectively stationed in the north and south of the Peninsula. On August 15, 1948, the Republic of Korea was established in the southern part of the peninsula, and Syngman Rhee became the first president. In 1960, Syng-man Lee stepped down and Yoon Bo-seon became president in August of the same year. In 1961, Park Chung-hee launched a military coup and remained in power for a long time thereafter. In 1979, Park Chung-hee was assassinated and Choi Kyu-ha became the president. In the same year, Chun Doo-hwan staged a coup and became the president in 1980. In 1987, South Korea revised its constitution and implemented direct presidential elections. In the same year, Roh Tae-woo was elected as the 13th president. Subsequently, Kim Young-sam, Kim Dae-jung, Roh Moo-hyun, Lee Myung-bak, Park Geun-hye, Moon Jae-in, Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung were successively elected as presidents from the 14th to the 21st term.
