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white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field
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Official country name
Republic of Korea
Short name
South Korea
Local names
Taehan-min'guk (long)
Han'guk (short)
Han'guk (short)
Abbreviation
ROK
Nationality
Korean(s) (noun) Han'guk (adjective)
Languages spoken
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
Capital
Seoul
Government type
republic
Population
48,379,392 ranked 27, (data 2008)
Geography
strategic location on Korea Strait. The lowest point is Sea of Japan 0 m.
Coastline
Coastline 2,413 km.
Land borders
238km, North Korea 238 km.
Administrative divisions
9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural)
provinces: Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto (North Cholla), Cholla-namdo (South Cholla), Ch'ungch'ong-bukto (North Ch'ungch'ong), Ch'ungch'ong-namdo (South Ch'ungch'ong), Kangwon-do, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto (North Kyongsang), Kyongsang-namdo (South Kyongsang); metropolitan cities: Inch'on-gwangyoksi (Inch'on), Kwangju-gwangyoksi (Kwangju), Pusan-gwangyoksi (Pusan), Soul-t'ukpyolsi (Seoul), Taegu-gwangyoksi (Taegu), Taejon-gwangyoksi (Taejon), Ulsan-gwangyoksi (Ulsan)
Independence
15 August 1945 (from Japan)