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South Korea

Legal system familyCivil law
How the law worksBased on the German civil law system. Also largely influenced by Japanese civil law, which itself is modeled after the German one. Korean Civil Code was introduced 1958 and fully enacted by 1960.
Form of governmentpresidential system; republic
Constitution–
LegislatureNational Assembly
Highest courtSupreme Court of Korea
Head of stateLee Jae Myung
Head of governmentHan Seong-sook
Age of majority19
Minimum marriage age19
Retirement age60
Official languagesKorean; Korean Sign Language
CapitalSeoul
ContinentAsia
Population51,466,201

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