Catholic Church

Also known as: Südkorea (Deutsch), Corea del Sur (español), la Corée du Sud (français), Corea del Sud (Italiano), Korea Południowa (polski), Coreia do Sul (Português), 南韓（大韓民國） (正體中文), 大韓民国 (日本語), 대한민국 (한국어), Corea Meridionalis (latine)

Continent: South and East Asia

Capital: Seoul

Area: 96,920 km²

Population: 51,181,299

Patron Saints: Saint Joseph, Immaculate Conception of Mary

Saints: 102 Saints, 133 Blesseds

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Religions: Protestant 19.7%, Buddhist 15.5%, Catholic 7.9%, none 56.9%

Languages: Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)

Ethnic Groups: homogeneous

Motto: 홍익인간 (Korean) (Benefit all mankind)

Neighbouring Countries: ← China , ↑ North Korea , → Japan

Circumscriptions (16): Metr. Archdioceses (3), Dioceses (12), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (16): Andong 안동, Busan 부산, Cheongju 청주, Chuncheon 춘천, Daegu 대구, Daejeon 대전, Gwangju 광주, Incheon 인천, Jeju 제주, Jeonju 전주, Masan 마산, Military Ordinariate of South Korea, Seoul 서울, Suwon 수원, Uijeongbu 의정부, Wonju 원주

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Yeom Soo-jung (77) | All Cardinals

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Apostolic Nunciature: Korea

Conference of Bishops: Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (F.A.B.C.)