South Korea

Free and always accurate driving directions, Google Maps, traffic information for South Korea (KR). Explore satellite imagery of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea, on the Google Maps of Asia below.

South Korea (GPS: 37 00 N, 127 30 E) located in Eastern Asia, the southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. The country’s area measurements are total: 99,720 sq km; land: 96,920 sq km, water: 2,800 sq km. This sovereign state is slightly smaller than Pennsylvania, slightly larger than Indiana. The total irrigated land is 7,780 sq km (2012).

One of the essential features of South Korea: Strategic location on Korea Strait. About 3,000, mostly small and uninhabited islands lie off the western and southern coasts.