Passport card
Republic of Korea
South Korea
- Capital
- Seoul
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- Won
- Languages
- Korean
- People
- About 5.1 crore
- Size
- About 1.0 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Lee Jae Myung
- Freed
- 15 August 1945
- Time
- 3½ hours ahead of India: at 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Seoul
⭐ Like India, South Korea celebrates its freedom on 15 August.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about South Korea
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to South Korea
Turn the globe with your finger. South Korea has 1 neighbour on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
South Korea and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 33 times the size of South Korea.
- PeopleIndia has about 29 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 5.1 crore in South Korea.
- DistanceSeoul is about 4,700 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeSouth Korea is 3½ hours ahead of India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 3:30 pm in Seoul.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on South Korea, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on South Korea
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn South Korea's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put South Korea back on the map
South Korea and its neighbour have fallen off the map. Can you put them both back?
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free South Korea worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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