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

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