South Korea
Republic of Korea · 한국
South Korea (KR, KOR) is a country in Eastern Asia, with Seoul as its capital. The currency is the South Korean Won (KRW, ₩). The international dialling code is +82 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 010-2000-0000. The time zone is Asia/Seoul. Official language: Korean.
CurrencyKRW₩
Dial code+82e.g. 010-2000-0000
Time zoneSeoulUTC+09:00
LanguageKorean
CapitalSeoul
Population52.1M100.2K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Korea
- Native name
- 한국
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- KR
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- KOR
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 410
- IOC code
- KOR
- Demonym
- South Korean
- Capital
- Seoul
- Region
- Asia › Eastern Asia
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Asia
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .kr, .한국
- Coordinates
- 37, 127.5
- Area
- 100,210 km²
- Population
- 52,081,800
- GDP
- $2.6T ($50.2K per person)
- Literacy
- 97.9%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
Currency
South Korean Won KRW
- Symbol
- ₩
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- ₩1,235
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korean ko | Official | 100% (52.1M) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia/Seoul | UTC+09:00 | none | Korean Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +82
- Dial-out prefix
- 00(?:[125689]|3(?:[46]5|91)|7(?:00|27|3|55|6[126]))
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 5–14 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 11[29]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 02-212-3456 | +82 2 212 3456 | XX-XXX-XXXX | 5, 6, [8-10] |
| Mobile | 010-2000-0000 | +82 10 2000 0000 | XXX-XXXX-XXXX | 9, 10 |
| Toll free | 080-123-4567 | +82 80 123 4567 | XXX-XXX-XXXX | 9, [11-14] |
| Premium rate | 060-234-5678 | +82 60 234 5678 | XXX-XXX-XXXX | 9 |
| Personal number | 050-1234-5678 | +82 50 1234 5678 | XXX-XXXX-XXXX | 10, 11 |
| VoIP | 070-1234-5678 | +82 70 1234 5678 | XXX-XXXX-XXXX | 10 |
| Pager | 015-2345-6789 | +82 15 2345 6789 | XXX-XXXX-XXXX | 9, 10 |
| Universal access | 1544-1234 | +82 1544 1234 | XXXX-XXXX | 8 |
Show the 11 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{5}) | 1[016-9]1 | 1[016-9]11 | 1[016-9]114 | $1 | $1 |
(\d{2})(\d{3,4}) | (?:3[1-3]|[46][1-4]|5[1-5])1 | $1-$2 | $1-$2 |
(\d{4})(\d{4}) | 1 | $1-$2 | $1-$2 |
(\d)(\d{3,4})(\d{4}) | 2 | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [36]0|8 | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{2})(\d{3,4})(\d{4}) | [1346]|5[1-5] | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{4}) | [57] | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{5})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 3 | 30 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{5})(\d{4}) | 5 | $1-$2-$3 | $1-$2-$3 |
(\d{5})(\d{3,4})(\d{4}) | 0 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{5})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | 0 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{State/province} {City}{Dependent locality}
{Street address}
{Organization}
{Name}
{Postal code}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, State/province, Postal code
- Uppercase fields
- Postal code
- Region label
- do_si
- Predefined regions
- 17
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{5}- Examples
- 03051
- Post office lookup
- http://www.epost.go.kr/search/zipcode/search5.jsp
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Sunday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 1 day of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 12-hour (1–12), also H, hB, hb
- Calendars
- gregorian, dangi
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Korean (South Korea) locale (ko-KR), amounts in KRW.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (KRW)
- ₩1,234,568
- Accounting
- (₩1,234,568)
- Currency, name
- 1,234,568 대한민국 원
- Compact short
- 123만
- Compact long
- 123만
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 시속 88킬로미터
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- 2026년 3월 27일 금요일
- Date, long
- 2026년 3월 27일
- Date, medium
- 2026. 3. 27.
- Date, short
- 26. 3. 27.
- Time, medium
- 오후 3:04:05
- Time, short
- 오후 3:04
- Date and time
- 2026. 3. 27. 오후 3:04
- Month and year
- 2026년 3월
- Weekday
- 금요일
- Relative time
- 어제 · 3일 후 · 2시간 전
- List: and
- A, B 및 C
- List: or
- A, B 또는 C