South Korea
Asia · Eastern Asia
Key facts
- Capital
- Seoul
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Eastern Asia
- Population (2025)
- 51.7 million (51,684,564) · rank 29 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 100,450 km² · rank 108 of 193
- People per km²
- 515 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always South Korea, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with South Korea in the map data: 1.
- North Korea capitals 200 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Cyprus, Japan, Uruguay, Israel.
In the quizzes
The levels on which South Korea is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Asia | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Giants by population | Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | South Korea | Seoul |
| Italiano | Corea del Sud | Seul |
| Magyar | Dél-Korea | Szöul |
| Suomi | Etelä-Korea | Soul |