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.