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South Korea

KOR · East Asia

Lee Jae-myung

Identity

Regime

Presidential republic

Capital

Seoul

Population

51,000,000

Area

100,210 km²

Currency

KRW

Executive

Head of State

Lee Jae-myung
2025

Head of Government

Han Seong-sook
2026

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

300 seats
1 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.82
#25

Freedom House

83/100
Free

CPI corruption

63/100
#31

Press RSF

69/100
#47

Economy

GDP (B$)

1872 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

36,227 $
2025

Growth %

1.0 %
2025

Inflation %

2.1 %
2025

Unemployment %

2.7 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

48.9 Md$
2.6 %PIB · #11

Nuclear posture

latent_potential

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

Détroit de Tsushima

Alliances

G20 · Alliance États-Unis–Corée · UN · OECD · WTO · APEC

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

81% · 22% · 31%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

7/10