South Korea

South korea is a country in East Asia occupying the southern half of Korean peninsula. The official name of this country is Republic Of Korea (대한민국) and the capital of this country is Seoul (서울).

Flag of South Korea

 South Korea is well known for it's competitive world economy, vibrant culture, Buddhist temples, green hilly countryside and hightech cities like Seoul, Korean wave (Hallyu 한루) and the list of  'best known for...' goes on and on.
 The korean Peninsula has a pleasant climate with four different seasons- Spring(분), summer(여름), Autumn(가을) and winter(겨울).
South Korea is surrounded by water bodies from three sides and shares it's northern border with North Korea.

Map of South Korean Peninsula

South Korea became a prominent country just in 8 decades of independence. As per some researches and surveys.....

• South korea is the 5th largest exporter in the world.
• 12th largest economy with nominal GDP.
• World's 3rd largest vehicle producer.(Hyundai/Kia)
• Korea is the largest ship builder.
• Korea has the world's largest shipyard (Hyundai Heavy Industries- Ulsan Shipyard and Gunsan shipyard).

And the list is endless....

Some of the Korea's largest companies- Samsung, Hyundai, LG Electronics are world famous. Apart from electronics Samsung has spread its wings in other fields also such as automobile, chemical industry, finance and even constructions and if you know about Triple One(Seoul), Petronas Twin Tower (Malaysia), Taipei 101 Skyscraper (Taiwan) or the grand Burj Khalifa (Dubai) these all beautiful constructions are done by Samsung C&T Corporation.

Burj Khalifa

Now let's grab few more interesting facts about South Korea......

• As I'm an Indian so I'll firstly mention this (;         India And South Korea  Both countries celebrate their independence on 15th August; Korea - Liberation Day (1945) and India - Independence Day(1947).
• Koreans are very hard working. As per a survey Koreans get 15 days of paid holiday by their companies but on an average they only take 8 days off from work.
• In Korea, babies are considered 1 year old at the time of birth and they turn 2 years old on their 1st New year.
• Waiters and cab drivers never accept tips.(They believe in hard work).
• There are 14 UNESCO World heritage sites in south Korea.

Changdeokgung Palace

Gwanghwamun Gate

Over all South Korea is a well known country in the world with prominent culture, modern cities and the dreamy K-pop and K-drama world.

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