South Korea

Summary

South Korea is a sovereign state^[1]. It draws 13,102 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #36 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• South Korea's religion is recorded as Protestantism^[3].
• South Korea's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[4].
• South Korea's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[5].
• South Korea is in the country of South Korea^[6].
• South Korea is on the body of water Yellow Sea^[7].
• South Korea is on the body of water Namhae^[8].
• South Korea is on the body of water Sea of Japan^[9].
• South Korea is on the body of water East China Sea^[10].
• South Korea's head of government is recorded as Lee Jae Myung^[11].
• South Korea is on the continent of Asia^[12].
• South Korea's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[13].
• South Korea's instance of is recorded as constitutional republic^[14].
• South Korea's instance of is recorded as country^[15].
• South Korea's head of state is recorded as Lee Jae Myung^[16].
• South Korea's capital is recorded as Seoul^[17].
• South Korea's official language is recorded as Korean^[18].
• South Korea's official language is recorded as Korean Sign Language^[19].
• South Korea's currency is recorded as won^[20].
• South Korea's shares border with is recorded as North Korea^[21].
• South Korea's shares border with is recorded as People's Republic of China^[22].
• South Korea's shares border with is recorded as Japan^[23].
• South Korea's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .kr^[24].
• South Korea's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .한국^[25].
• South Korea's anthem is recorded as Aegukga^[26].
• South Korea's basic form of government is recorded as republic^[27].

Body

Geography

South Korea is in the country of it^[6]. Adjacent water bodies include Yellow Sea^[7], a sea^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29]; Namhae^[8], a sea^[30]; Sea of Japan^[9], a marginal sea^[31], in Russia^[32]; and East China Sea^[10], a marginal sea^[33], in People's Republic of China^[34]. It is on the continent of Asia^[12]. It is part of MIKTA^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[13], constitutional republic^[14], and country^[15]. Religious affiliations include Protestantism^[3], a Christian denominational family^[36], founded in 1517^[37]; Buddhism^[4], a religion^[38]; and Catholicism^[5], a Christian denominational family^[39], founded in 1054^[40].

Cultural Significance

Things named for South Korea include MIKTA^[41], a geopolitical group^[42]; .kr^[43], a country code top-level domain^[44], founded in 1986^[45]; and South Koreans^[46], a human population^[47].

Why It Matters

South Korea draws 13,102 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #36 of 197).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include MIKTA^[41], a geopolitical group^[42]; .kr^[43], a country code top-level domain^[44], founded in 1986^[45]; and South Koreans^[46], a human population^[47].