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3 days ago · The standard languages of North and South Korea are both based primarily on the central prestige dialect of Seoul, despite the North Korean claim that their standard is based on the speech of their capital Pyongyang.
- One of the world's primary language families
2 days ago · The capital is Seoul (Sŏul). After being destroyed by fire in 2008, Seoul's Namdaemun (“Great South Gate”) was restored and reopened in 2013. South Korea faces North Korea across a demilitarized zone (DMZ) 2.5 miles (4 km) wide that was established by the terms of the 1953 armistice that ended fighting in the Korean War (1950–53).
3 days ago · Seoul is the cultural, economic, and political center of South Korea. Except for a brief interregnum (1399–1405), Seoul was the capital of Korea from 1394 until the formal division of the country in 1948. The name itself has come to mean “capital” in the Korean language.
3 days ago · In different areas of South Korea, different dialects are spoken. For example, the Gyeongsang dialect spoken around Busan and Daegu to the south is often perceived to sound quite rough and aggressive compared to standard Korean .
- 4.9 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 0.24% (2022 est.)
- 7.3 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
- 51,628,117 (2022 est.)
2 days ago · Hangul (Alphabetic and syllabic features) v. t. e. The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul [a] ( English: / ˈhɑːnɡuːl / HAHN-gool; [1] Korean : 한글; Hanja : 韓㐎) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl ( 조선글; 朝鮮㐎) in North Korea, is the writing system for the Korean language.
- Hangul
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5 days ago · The official language of South Korea is Korean. Korean is spoken by the vast majority of the population and is written using a unique script called Hangul. South Korea has a high literacy rate of over 97%.
3 days ago · Here are some key points: Mandarin (Light Blue): The dominant language in most of China, especially in the northern, central, and southwestern regions. Mongolian (Yellow): Spoken primarily in Inner Mongolia and parts of neighboring regions. Tibetan (Pink): Found in the Tibet Autonomous Region and nearby areas. Uygur (Light Green): Predominantly ...
