 South Korea, Asia
Republic of Korea / Taehan-min'guk / Han'guk / ROK
South Korea is in Eastern Asia; it forms the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
bordering the Sea of Japan or East Sea and the Yellow Sea.
Korea was an independent kingdom for much of the past
millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan
occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After
World War II, a Republic of Korea (ROK) was set up in the southern half of the
Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north
(the DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought
alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from DPRK attacks
supported by China and the Soviet Union. An armistice was signed in 1953,
splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel.
In 1993, KIM Yo'ng-sam became South Korea's first civilian
president following 32 years of military rule.
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Current Time in
South Korea
South Korea
Time = GMT+9
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What time zone is
South Korea
in?
South Korea Standard Time is 9 hours ahead of
Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT+9).
Does
South Korea
observe Daylight Saving Time?
South Korea does not operate Daylight-Saving Time
What is the International Telephone Dialling Code for South Korea?
The International
Dialling Code for South Korea is
+82.
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