- Population
- 51.7M
- Area
- 100,210 km²
- Language
- Korean
- Currency
- South Korean won (KRW)
- Drives on the
- Right
- Domain
- .kr
- Calling code
- +82
Why it sticks
- 1
The Hangul alphabet was created in 1443 under King Sejong the Great to replace Chinese characters.
- 2
The flag (Taegukgi) shows a red-and-blue yin-yang circle surrounded by four black trigrams.
- 3
About half of the population lives in the Seoul metropolitan area.
GeoGuessr
GeoGuessr coverage: Official coverage- Hangul: letters built from circles, lines and squares grouped into syllable blocks.
- High-rise apartment towers with large numbers painted on the side.
- Yellow double centre lines; drives on the right.
- White plates with black characters; blue plates for electric vehicles.
Coverage types
- GeoGuessr coverage: OfficialGoogle Street View in the official GeoGuessr maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: LimitedOnly a few cities or trekker routes
- GeoGuessr coverage: UnofficialUser photospheres only, not in official maps
- GeoGuessr coverage: NoneNo usable Street View coverage