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South Korea in British English
noun
a republic in NE Asia: established as a republic in 1948; invaded by North Korea and Chinese Communists in 1950 but division remained unchanged at the end of the war (1953); includes over 3000 islands; rapid industrialization. Language: Korean. Religions: Buddhist, Christian, Confucianist, Shamanist, and Chondokyo. Currency: won. Capital: Seoul. Pop: 50 982 212 (2017 est). Area: 98 477 sq km (38 022 sq miles)
Official name: Republic of Korea. Korean name: HangukSouth Korea in American English
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country, currency, inhabitantIn other languagesSouth Korea
British English: South Korea /saʊθ kəˈriːə/ NOUN
South Korea is a republic in north-east Asia.
- American English: South Korea
- Arabic: كُورْيَا الـْجَنُوبِيَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: Coreia do Sul
- Chinese: 南韩
- Croatian: Južna Koreja
- Czech: Jižní Korea
- Danish: Sydkorea
- Dutch: Zuid-Korea
- European Spanish: Corea del Sur
- Finnish: Etelä-Korea
- French: Corée du Sud
- German: Südkorea
- Greek: Νότια Κορέα
- Italian: Corea del Sud
- Japanese: 韓国
- Korean: 한국
- Norwegian: Sør-Korea
- Polish: Korea Południowa
- European Portuguese: Coreia do Sul
- Romanian: Coreea de Sud
- Russian: Южная Корея
- Latin American Spanish: Corea del Sur
- Swedish: Sydkorea
- Thai: ประเทศเกาหลีใต้
- Turkish: Güney Kore
- Ukrainian: Південна Корея
- Vietnamese: Hàn Quốc
Chinese translation of 'South Korea'
South Korea
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韩(韓)国(國)
(Hánguó)