GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Seoul, officially the Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital and largest metropolis of the Republic of Korea (commonly known as South Korea). Seoul is the world’s 16th largest city, and forms the heart of the Seoul Capital Area, which includes the surrounding Incheon metropolis and Gyeonggi province.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seoul has been the capital of South Korea since the Division of Korea in 1945. On 20 December 1997 some offices of the national government were move to the Daejeon Government Complex to offset the unbalance developments around Sudogwon.

Detailed explanation-3: -After World War II and Korea’s liberation, the city took its present name, which originated from the Korean word meaning “capital city", which is believed to have descended from an ancient word, Seorabeol (Korean: ; Hanja: ), which originally referred to Gyeongju, the capital of Silla.

Detailed explanation-4: -Seoul, Korean Sŏul, formally Sŏul-t’ŭkpyŏlsi (“Special City of Seoul”), city and capital of South Korea (the Republic of Korea). It is located on the Han River (Han-gang) in the northwestern part of the country, with the city centre some 37 miles (60 km) inland from the Yellow Sea (west).