Profiled Cities

Seoul is the capital and the largest metropolis of South Korea. With surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province, Seoul forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area. Accounting for approximately 42% of South Korea’s GDP, it has a population of 25 million (as of 2017), is the fourth largest metropolitan economy in the world and forms the cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and residential centre of South Korea.

Busan is South Korea’s second most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.5 million, and accounts for approximately 4% of South Korea’s GDP. It is the economic, cultural and logistics hub of southeastern Korea, with its port being the busiest in South Korea and fifth busiest in the world.