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About South Korea

South Korea (Korean: 한국/韓國, RR: Hanguk; literally 남한/南韓, RR: Namhan, or 남조선, MR: Namchosŏn in North Korean usage), officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: 대한민국/大韓民國, RR: Daehan Minguk), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. The name Korea is derived from Goguryeo, which was one of the great powers in East Asia during its time, ruling most of the Korean Peninsula, Manchuria, parts of the Russian Far East and Inner Mongolia under Gwanggaeto the Great. Its capital, Seoul, is a major global city and half of South Korea's over 51 million people live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BC. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire was annexed into the Empire of Japan in 1910. After World War II, Korea was divided into Soviet and U.S.-administered zones, with the latter becoming the Republic of Korea in August 1948. In 1950, a North Korean invasion began the Korean War and after its end in 1953, the country's economy began to soar, recording the fastest rise in average GDP per capita in the world between 1980 and 1990.

South Korea at a glance

30.2 thousandJob ads/yr
53Technologies
51.7 millionPopulation
36.2 thousandGDP per capita (US$, 2025)

Companies with the most hiring activities in South Korea

#CompanyLocations in South KoreaJob ads/yr
1GoogleSeoul, Incheon, 서울특별시872
2MarriottSeoul, Incheon, Daegu, Pyeongtaek825
342dotPangyo, 서울특별시, Seongnam421
4AmazonSeoul, Polska, South Korea, Ulsan325
5HermesSeoul, 화성시, 서울특별시, Anseong321
6엔터웨이파트너스서울시, 경기도 성남시, 경기도 용인시, 경기도 의왕시306
7GC BiopharmaKraków, 용인시, 선정리, 청주시306
8광주과학기술원광주시 북구, 광주시305
9NikeSeoul, Busan, Daejeon, Daegu235
10SAPYeongdeungpo-Gu, Seoul, 서울특별시226
11AMOREPACIFIC서울특별시181
12HoneywellSouth Korea, Seoul, Chonan, Yeosu180
13HyattJeju, Seoul, Incheon, Busan166
14ThermoFisher ScientificSeoul, South Korea, Giheung, Daejeon155
15J&J Family of CompaniesSeoul, Incheon, Busan, Daegu153
16IQVIASeoul, Seoul, Republic Korea, 서울시150
17HiltonSeoul, Do, South Korea, Seocho143
180050 Applied Materials KoreaHwaseong-Lucestar,kor, Icheon-Gwango,kor, Bundang,kor, Pyeongtaek-Nf Summit,kor141
19ICON CLINICAL RESEARCHSeoul138
20QnityCheonan, Seoul, Future Deployment135
21IBMSeoul131
22Otis Elevator CompanySeoul, Busan, Incheon, Gwangju131
23MedtronicSeoul, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon130
24ABBCheonan-Si, Seoul, Busan, Anyang116
25SercoCamp Humphreys, Camp Casey, Dongducheon, Osan115

Technologies used by companies in South Korea

Number of companies with job ads mentioning the technology

Region Info

Area Info

  • Area: 100,362 km²
  • State: Hong Kong
  • Telephone code: 82
  • Top-level domain: .kr
  • Currency: KRW

Population Info

  • Population: 51.7 million inhabitants
  • Demonym: South Korean
  • GDP per capita: US$ 36,227 (2025, World Bank)

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