what is the size of south korea in square miles
South Korea The country, including all its islands, lies between latitudes 33° and 39°N, and longitudes 124° and 130°E. Its total area is 100,032 square kilometres (38,622.57 sq mi).[148]
South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (abbreviated ROK), is a sovereign state in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.[15] Officially, its territory consists of the whole Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands,[16] which are largely mountainous. South Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle, as half of them live in high-rises[17] concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents.[18] The capital Seoul is the world's sixth leading global city[19] with the fifth largest economy[20] and is the seventh most sustainable city in the world.[21]
South Korea The unresolved tension with North Korea have prompted South Korea to allocate 2.6% of its GDP and 15% of all government spending to its military (Government share of GDP: 14.967%), while maintaining compulsory conscription for men.[266] Consequently, South Korea has the world's sixth largest number of active troops (650,000 in 2011),[267] the world's second-largest number of reserve troops (3,200,000 in 2011)[267] and the eleventh largest defense budget. The Republic of Korea, with both regular and reserve military force numbering 3.7 million regular personnel among a total national population of 50 million people, has the second highest number of soldiers per capita in the world,[267] after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.[268]
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Korea Korea is a region in East Asia; since 1948 it has been divided between two distinct sovereign states: North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and neighbours Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the Sea of Japan (East Sea).