The capital city is Seoul, which is the political, cultural, commercial, financial, and educational center of Korea. Korea has the following 6 metropolitan cities and 9 provinces:

Capital city: Seoul

     Incheon Metropolitan City
     Gwangju Metropolitan City 
     Busan Metropolitan City
     Daegu Metropolitan City 
     Daejeon Metropolitan City 
     Ulsan Metropolitan City

     Jeju-do
     Jeollabuk-do 
     Jeollanam-do
     Chungcheongbuk-do
     Chungcheongnam-do
     Gangwon-do
     Gyeonggi-do
     Gyeongsangbuk-do
     Gyeongsangnam-do