Official Name of Nation: Republic of Korea
Common Name of Nation: South Korea
Capital and Largest City: Seoul
Official Languages: Korean
Official Written Language: Hangul
Ethnic Groups: Homogenously Korean
Government Type: Unitary State, Presidential Republic
President of Korea: Park Geun-hye
Prime Minister of Korea: Jung Hong-won
Speaker of the National Assembly: Kang Chang-hee
Chief Justice: Yang Sung-tae
Legislature: The National Assembly (Gukhoe), a 300-member unicameral legislature with 246 represented by single-member constituencies and 54 allocated by proportional representation.
Formation: The first Korean state was founded in 2333 BC, with Korea having been divided in 1945 and the Republic formed in 1948.
Square Land Area: 100,032 square km
Coastline Area: 2,413 km
Shared Border Area: 238 km
GDP (PPP) $1.755 trillion
Defence Budget $33 billion
External Debt $397.3 billion
Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold $346,460 million
GDP (Nominal) $1.271 trillion
Gini Index 31.3
HDI Index 0.909
Currency: The Korean Won, with ₩1 being equal to $0.00093
Drives on: the right.
CAPABILITIESTotal Population 50,219,669
Available Manpower 25,609,290
Fit for Military Service 21,033,275
Reaching Military Age Annually 686,985
Active Frontline Personnel 640,000
Reserve Personnel 2,900,000
Labour Forces: 25,500,000
Merchant Marine Strength: 786
Major Ports and Terminals: 8
Roadway Coverage: 103,029 km
Railway Coverage: 3,3810 km
Serviceable Airports: 111
Oil Production (bbl/day): 48,200
Oil Consumption (bbl/day): 2,200,000
Proven Reserves in Total: 6,000,000
Tanks: 2,346
Armored Fighting Vehicles: 2,880
Self-Propelled Guns: 2,258
Towed Artillery Pieces: 5,424
Rocket Projectors (MLRS): 250
Total Aircraft: 1,393
Helicopters: 659
Total Ships: 166
Aircraft Carriers: 0
Frigates: 10
Destroyers: 12
Corvettes: 21
Submarines: 14
Coastal Defence Craft: 84
Mine Warfare Craft: 10
Nuclear Capabilities: Korea has no nuclear weapons, but possesses nuclear latency.