General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/saʊθ kə.ˈri.ə/
- Common English country name: South Korea
- Official English country name: The Republic of Korea
- Common endonym(s): 한국 (韓國) (Hanguk)
- Official endonym(s): 대한민국 (大韓民國) (Daehanminguk)
- Adjectival(s): South Korean
- Demonym(s): Korean
- Etymology: Name of South Korea
- International rankings of South Korea
- ISO country codes: KR, KOR, 410
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:KR
- Internet country code top-level domain: .kr
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