Source: The World Factbook
| Area: | 98,480 sq km |
| Capital: | Seoul |
| Geographic coordinates: | 37 00 N, 127 30 E |
| Climate: | temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter |
| Government: | republic |
| Currency: | South Korean won (KRW) |
| Literacy(%): | 97.9 |
| Languages: | Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
| Ethnicity/race: | homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) |
| Religions: | no affiliation, Christian, Buddhist, Confucianist, other |
| Industries: | electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel |
| Natural resources: | coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |