- South Korea, Republic of Korea - a republic in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948
--1 is a kind of Asian country, Asian nation
--1 is a part of Korea, Korean Peninsula, Choson; Asia
--1 has parts:Seoul, capital of South Korea; Inchon, Incheon, Chemulpo; Kwangju; Taegu, Tegu; Pusan