South Korea

GUIDE TO SOUTH KOREA

TAEGUKKI: SOUTH KOREA'S FLAG There are four different black trigrams from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field. White is a traditional Korean colour and represents peace and purity; blue represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolises the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement and harmony.

FACTS AND STATISTICS

• Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the East Sea and the Yellow Sea
• Capital: Seoul
• National Anthem: Aegukga
• Nationality: Korean
• Ethnic Make-up: Homogenous (except for small percentage of the population who are from elsewhere but reside in the country permanently). It is one of the most racially pure countries in the world.
• Population: 50,924,172 (July 2016 Est.)
• Population Growth Rate: 0.53% (2016 Est.)
• Currency: South Korean ‘won’
• Government: Republic

References

Commisceo Global Consultancy Ltd 2017. Retrieved from https://www.commisceo-global.com/country-guides/south-korea-guide