Korean Language
Linguistic Classification Korean is considered a language isolate, meaning it has no proven relationship to other existing languages.
Number of Speakers Approximately 75 million people speak Korean worldwide, with 48 million in South Korea and 24 million in North Korea.
Official Status Korean is the official language of both South Korea and North Korea.
Writing System The Korean alphabet, Hangul, was invented in 1443 by King Sejong the Great to promote literacy among commoners.