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South Korea Country Guide | Guide to South Korea

Country Guide South Korea

Capital: Seoul

Population: 47,817,000

Currency: South Korean won (KRW)

Religions: no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1%

Government: republic

Languages: Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school

Climate: temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter

Phone Code: 82

South Korea photo

Festivals in South Korea

Andong Mask Dance Festival [article]
Sol-nal - Korean New Year [article]
MODAFE - International Modern Dance Festival [web site]
Experimental Film and Video Festival in Seoul [web site]

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South Korea Accommodation

hotels in South Korea from Hotel Club Hotels in South Korea

South Korea Flights

Korean Air (South Korea) - Korean Air flies to over 100 destinations in 50 countries worldwide.
Korean Air


2camels has searched the web for airlines that fly to South Korea. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Korean Air) through to airline sites that feature flights to South Korea.

South Korea Tours

Tours in South Korea

South Korean Reading

Lonely Planet: Korea

Densely forested mountains, colourful Buddhist temples and sleek modern cities - discover all this and much more with this bestselling guidebook. Korea's welcoming people, unique culture and incomparable cuisine make it one of the great destinations of Northeast Asia. Whatever your pleasure, we cover it all: North, South, eats, the works!

  • Be inspired by our new highlights and itineraries sections
  • Get around with the help of over 100 detailed maps, including a full-colour map of Seoul
  • Dine out in the best restaurants with our Korean menu decoder
  • Understand - from religion to politics and war, our history and culture chapters will put you in the picture
  • Go north! Check out our North Korea chapter - even stranger and more sinister than the plot of the Ian Fleming novel you bought at the airport

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Further South Korea Resources

Korea.net [web site]

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