82 is the country code for South Korea.
Seoul is the capital city of South Korea.
How to Call South Korea from Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
To call a telephone number in South Korea from Dubai (United Arab Emirates):
- Dial the international call prefix. For calls from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), this is 00 (or '+' from mobile phones).
- Dial the country code for South Korea - 82.
- Dial the subscriber number, omitting the first zero if there is one.
Landlines – City/Area Codes in South Korea
Area codes for a selection of the biggest cities in South Korea are listed below:
- Seoul – 02
- Busan – 051
- Incheon – 032
- Daegu – 053
- Daejeon – 042
- Gwangju – 062
Do not use any 0 prefix with the area code when calling from overseas.
For example, to call a subscriber in Seoul with number XXXXXXXX from overseas:
- Dial the international call prefix (00/+), the country code for South Korea (82), the area code without any leading 0, then the subscriber number e.g. for Seoul XXXXXXXX dial 00-82-2-XXXXXXXX or +82-2-XXXXXXXX.
Mobile Telephone Numbers in South Korea
Mobile phone numbers in South Korea begin with 01 and are 11 digits long (including any leading 0).
When calling a mobile number in South Korea from overseas do not dial any leading 0 listed with the number.
To call a mobile phone number in South Korea from overseas, dial the international exit call prefix (00/+), the South Korea country code (82), and then the subscriber number without the leading 0 e.g. 00-82-1XXXXXXXXX or +82-1XXXXXXXXX.
Time Difference
When calling South Korea from the United Arab Emirates, please note there is a time difference between South Korea and the UAE.
The current time in the UAE is . The date is .
The time in South Korea is now . The date is .
The time difference between UAE and South Korea is 5 hours.
Exchange Rate
The official currency of South Korea is the South Korean won (KRW).
Current exchange rates between the UAE dirham and the South Korean won (KRW to AED, AED to KRW) are:
- 1 South Korean won (KRW) = 0.00267 AED
- 1 UAE dirham (AED) = 374.29 KRW
Exchange rates on this page were last updated on .
Useful Information
According to data from the World Bank, the population of South Korea in recent years is:
- 2018 - 51,606,633
- 2017 - 51,361,911
- 2016 - 51,217,803
- 2015 - 51,014,947
- 2014 - 50,746,659
- 2013 - 50,428,893
- 2012 - 50,199,853
- 2011 - 49,936,638
- 2010 - 49,554,112
- 2009 - 49,307,835
- 2008 - 49,054,708
- 2007 - 48,683,638
- 2006 - 48,438,292
- 2005 - 48,184,561
- 2004 - 48,082,519
- 2003 - 47,892,330
- 2002 - 47,644,736
- 2001 - 47,370,164
- 2000 - 47,008,111
- 1999 - 46,616,677
- 1998 - 46,286,503
Map of South Korea
The location of South Korea can be seen on the map below.
