Shorter Name: Hanguk
Location: Asia
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Seoul
Main Cities: Busan, Pyeongyang, Daegu, Incheon
Population: 69,872,598 [47,904,370] (2001 est.)
Area: 222.154 km2 [99.392 km2]
Currency: 1 won
Language: Korean
Religions: Buddhist, Protestant, Catholic, Confucianist
National Flag Adopted VIII 1882, re-adopted 25. I 1950 [Ratio 2:3]
National Coat-of-Arms Adopted 3. VII 1970
Naval Ensign [Ratio 2:3]
Standard of the President [Ratio 2:3]
Flag of the Government Adopted 28. XI 1988 [Ratio 2:3]
Special City
Seoul
Adopted 28. X 1996 [Ratio 2:3]
Metropolitan Area
Busan (Pusan)
Adopted 28. III 1995 [Ratio 2:3]
Daegu (Taegu)
[Ratio 2:3]
Daejon (Taejôn)
[Ratio 2:3]
Gwangju (Kwangju)
[Ratio 2:3]
Incheon (Inch'ôn)
[Ratio 2:3]
Ulsan
Adopted 1. I 1995 [Ratio 2:3]
Provinces
Chungcheongbuk (Ch'ungch'ôngbuk)
Adopted 1999 [Ratio 2:3]
Chungcheongnam (Ch'ungch'ôngnam)
Adopted 9. I 1998 [Ratio 2:3]
Gangwon (Kangwon)
[Ratio 2:3]
Gyeonggi (Kyônggi)
[Ratio 2:3]
Gyeongsangbuk (Kyôngsangbuk)
[Ratio 2:3]
Gyeongsangnam (Kyôngsangnam)
Adopted 22. XI 1999 [Ratio 2:3]
Hamgyeongbuk (Hamgyôngbuk)
[Ratio 2:3]
Hamgyeongnam (Hamgyôngnam)
[Ratio 2:3]
Hwanghae
[Ratio 2:3]
Jeju (Cheju)
Adopted 3 V 1966 [Ratio 9:16]
Jeollabuk (Chôllabuk)
[Ratio 2:3]
Jeollanam (Chôllanam)
Adopted I 2000 [Ratio 2:3]
Pyeonganbuk (P'yônganbuk)
[Ratio 2:3]
Pyeongannam (P'yôngannam)
[Ratio 2:3]
Sources: Korean state, city and provincial officials and homepages.
Note: the new romanization system of Korean language is adopted in July 2000.
Last updated: Wednesday, April 11, 2002
