The £15bn city meant to be country’s capital but ‘not enough are moving there'

Adam Toms - Express - 02/03
It is expected to be finished by 2030 but it will have a relatively small population to begin with

South Korea has rapidly developed into a thriving modern economy in recent decades, and it is now home to more than 50million people and complex cities.

Seoul is the country's capital. It has a population of nearly 10million, and occupies 233.69 square miles.

But South Korea has a "planned capital" - Sejong City.

Officials proposed the relocation of the state's capital in 2002, in an effort to reduce congestion in Seoul. 

The Korea Times reported in 2022 that there is a plan to "tr...
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