South Korea

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South Korea is an East Asian nation on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, known for its advanced technology, vibrant pop culture, and rapid economic development.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in East Asia
sovereign state
administrativeDivisionType metropolitan city
province
special city
special self-governing province
alliance United States–South Korea security alliance
surface form: United States–South Korea alliance
borderBodyOfWater Korea Strait
Sea of Japan
Yellow Sea
borderCountry North Korea
callingCode +82
capital Seoul
continent Asia
culturalExport Hallyu
Korean cuisine
currency South Korean won
currencyCode KRW
demonym Korean
South Korean
drivesOn right
economicBloc Four Asian Tigers
economicClassification developed country
high-income economy
flag Flag of South Korea
governmentType unitary presidential republic
hasCity Busan
Daegu
Daejeon
Gwangju
Incheon
Ulsan
headOfGovernment President of South Korea
headOfState President of South Korea
historicalEvent Korean War
hostedEvent 1988 Summer Olympics
2002 FIFA World Cup
2018 Winter Olympics
independenceEvent Liberation from Japanese rule
independenceFrom Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
internetTLD .kr
.한국
judicialBody Constitutional Court of Korea
Supreme Court of South Korea
knownFor K-pop
Korean dramas
advanced technology industry
rapid economic development
largestCity Seoul
legislature National Assembly of South Korea
locatedIn Korean Peninsula
majorIndustry automobile manufacturing
electronics
entertainment industry
semiconductors
shipbuilding
majorReligion Buddhism
Christianity
non-religious
memberOf Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
surface form: APEC

Asian Development Bank
G20
International Monetary Fund
OECD
United Nations
World Bank
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem Aegukga
nationalEmblem Emblem of South Korea
nationalFlower Hibiscus syriacus
nationalLanguageRegulator National Institute of Korean Language
nationalSport taekwondo
nationalSymbol Rosa
surface form: Hibiscus syriacus

Taegeukgi
nativeName South Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: 대한민국
nativeNameLanguage Korean
officialLanguage Korean
officialName South Korea self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Korea
olympicCommittee Korean Sport & Olympic Committee
popularDish bibimbap
bulgogi
kimchi
recognizedMinorityLanguage Korean Sign Language
region East Asia
securityIssue Military Demarcation Line
surface form: Korean Demilitarized Zone
shortName South Korea self-link
timeZone Japan Standard Time
surface form: Korea Standard Time
utcOffset +09:00
writingSystem Hangul

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RKSS country South Korea
subject surface form: Gimpo International Airport
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Line 1 country South Korea
subject surface form: Line 1 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
Line 4 country South Korea
subject surface form: Line 4 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
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Line 7 country South Korea
subject surface form: Line 7 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
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Terminal 1 country South Korea
subject surface form: Terminal 1 (Incheon International Airport)
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Line 5 country South Korea
subject surface form: Line 5 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
Line 8 country South Korea
subject surface form: Line 8 (Seoul Metropolitan Subway)
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