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Best Time To Go

The best time to visit South Korea. South Korea has four distinct seasons. The summer period from June to August sees hot and humid weather whereas winter, from December to February, is icy cold and dry. Autumn and spring are thought to be the best times to visit as they offer warm, sunny days with clear blue skies.

Transportation

Transportation in South Korea is provided by extensive networks of railways, highways, bus routes, ferry services and air routes that criss-cross the country. South Korea is the third country in the world to operate a commercial maglev train.

Weather

Winters are usually long, cold and dry. Summers are very short, hot, and humid. Spring and autumn are pleasant but also short in duration. Seoul’s mean temperature in January is -5 degrees Celsius to – 2.5° Celsius (23°– 27,5° Fahrenheit) and in July the mean temperature is about 22.5° C to 25° C (71°- 75° Fahrenheit).

Information

South Korea is a country in the southern part of the Koreanpeninsula, in the north east region of Asia. The capital city is Seoul. The official name of South Korea is the Republic of Korea in English, 대한민국 (Daehan Minguk) in Korean writing (Hangeul), and 大韓民國 in Chinese characters (Hanja).

The Electric

In South Korea the standard voltage is 220 V and the frequency is 60 Hz. You can use your electric appliances in South Korea, if the standard voltage in your country is in between 220 – 240 V (as is in the UK, Europe, Australia and most of Asia andAfrica).

Language

Official language

Korean

Currency

South Korean won

The won or the Korean Republic Won is the currency of South Korea. A single won is divided into 100 jeon, the monetary subunit. The jeon is no longer used for everyday transactions, and appears only in foreign exchange rates.

Offical website: eng.bok.or.kr

Symbol: ₩

Central bank: Bank of Korea

Subunit: jeon

Banknotes: ₩5000, ₩10000, ₩1000, ₩50000

Coins: ₩100, ₩50, ₩500, ₩10

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