South Korea
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Current time in Seoul
Seoul is the capital of South Korea, in Asia.
| Capital | Seoul |
| Continent | Asia |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (no daylight saving) |
| Currency | South Korean Won (KRW) |
| Calling code | +82 |
| Internet domain | .kr |
| Area | 98,480 km² (38,023 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | North Korea |
Travelling to South Korea
| Emergency numbers | Police 112 Ambulance 119 Fire 119 |
| Plugs and sockets | Type C, Type F |
| Mains electricity | 220 V, 60 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Suwon.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.