Occupying the southern 45% of the Korean Peninsula inEast Asia, theRepublic of Korea(ROK), also known as SouthKorea, has an area of 98,480 sq km (38,023 sq mi), extending 642 km (399 mi) nne – ssw and 436 km (271 mi) ese – wnw. Comparatively, the area occupied by SouthKoreais slightly larger than the state of Indiana.
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