ABOUT KOREA

KOREA in Brief

     (Korea Local)

BASICS

• Formal Name : Republic of Korea

• National Flag : Taegeukgi (Left Picture)

• Capital City : Seoul (Population / 9.38 mil as of Dec. 2023)

• Language : Korean(Hangeul)

• Currency : Won

• Population : 51.7mil (as of Dec. 2023)

ECONOMICS

• GDP

  USD 1,662.- bil (as of Mar. 2022)

• Per Capita Income

  USD 32,676.- (as of 2022)

• Import & Export USD

  606 & 643 bil. (2022)

  * Ex rate 1,300.-won/USD

Main International Events in Korea

• 88 Seoul Olympic Games

• 2002 Korea-Japan Worldcup

• G20 SEOUL SUMMIT 2010

• IAAF World Championships Daegu 2011

• 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang

Ref. : Above digits are based on the data of Statistics Korea (national statistics institution) and Korea Customs Service.