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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Indiana
Area > Comparative to US places slightly larger than Indiana
Area > Land	98,190 sq km		[105th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	2.03 sq km per 1,000 people		[206th of 227]
Area > Total	98,480 sq km		[113rd of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	2.036 sq km per 1,000 people		[210th of 231]
Area > Water	290 sq km		[121st of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	5.994 sq km per million people		[141st of 225]
Capital city with population	Seoul - 10,231,217
Climate temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Coastline	2,413 km		[60th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Halla-san 1,950 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Sea of Japan 0 m
Forested Land	63.3%		[17th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	37 00 N, 127 30 E
Geography > Note strategic location on Korea Strait
Irrigated land	8,780 sq km		[45th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	183.493 sq km per million people		[87th of 167]
Land area > sq. km	98,730 km²		[106th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	2.044 km² per 1,000 people		[192nd of 206]
land border lengths > J-L > Number of neighbours	1		[16th of 16]
land border lengths > J-L > Total Borders	238 km		[15th of 16]
Land boundaries > Border countries	North Korea 238 km
Land boundaries > Total	238 km		[148th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	4.919 km per million people		[161st of 164]
Land use > Arable land	16.58%		[73rd of 258]
Land use > Other	81.41%		[153rd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	2.01%		[90th of 258]
Largest city with population	Seoul - 10,231,217
Location Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Map references Asia
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 nautical mile		[13th of 83]
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	not specified
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile		[24th of 123]
Natural hazards occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
Natural resources coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
northernmost point > Latitude	38°37'N
Population density	477.49 people per sqkm		[17th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	489.15 people/m²		[13th of 204]
Precipitation	1,371 mm		[21st of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	567.12 people/km² of arable lan		[11th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	99,260 km²		[108th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	2.055 km² per 1,000 people		[192nd of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Halla-san
Terrain mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south

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