Countries of the World: South Korea
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In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce South Korea.
South Korea is a country on the Asian continent with long coastlines along the Yellow Sea to the West and the Sea of Japan to the East as well as the East China sea to the South, a population of just under 51.4 million people in 2022 and the following country across its border:
You pronounce South Korea like this: SOUTH KOH-REE-AH.
Key information and contact details for South Korea
Official Language: Korean.
Secondary Language(s): English, Japanese, Mandarin.
South Korea dialling code: +82.
South Korea currency: South Korean won.
South Korea Capital City: Seoul.
South Korea International Airport: Incheon International Airport, 272 Gonghang-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea. Phone Number: +82 1577 2600.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police: 112. Ambulance / Fire: 119.
British Embassy: British Embassy Seoul, Sejong-daero 19-gil 24, Seoul Jung-gu, 04519, South Korea. Phone Number: +82 (0) 2 3210 5500.
American Embassy: U.S. Embassy in Seoul, Korea, 188 Sejong-daero, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea. Phone Number: +82 2 397 4114.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/south-korea.