Sister and Friendship Regions
Gyeongsangnam-do International Exchange Status: 16 Countries and 25 Regions (as of December 31, 2025)
Sister Regions: 11 Countries, 12 Regions
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| Country | Partner Region | Date of Agreement | Population (10,000) |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Yamaguchi | June 26, 1987 | 131 | 6,112 |
| China | Shandong | September 8, 1993 | 10,080 | 158,100 |
| Xizang | June 9, 2016 | 365 | 1,202,800 | |
| Indonesia | East Java | May 9, 1996 | 4,070 | 48,037 |
| Vietnam | Dong Nai | May 13, 1996 | 319 | 5,863 |
| Philippines | Laguna | April 15, 1997 | 345 | 1,917 |
| USA | Maryland | November 18, 1991 | 582 | 32,133 |
| Russia | Khabarovsk | September 14, 1996 | 127 | 787,633 |
| Poland | Pomorskie | April 22, 1997 | 233 | 18,293 |
| Hungary | Fejer | April 24, 1997 | 42 | 4,358 |
| Czechia | South Moravia | August 29, 2024 | 122 | 7,195 |
| Mexico | Jalisco | March 10, 1997 | 835 | 78,588 |
Friendship Regions: 8 Countries, 10 Regions
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| Country | Partner Region | Date of Agreement |
Population (in 10,000) |
Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | Liaoning | September 25, 2000 | 4,259 | 145,900 |
| Heilongjiang | June 14, 2011 | 3,125 | 473,000 | |
| Jilin | August 31, 2017 | 2,407 | 187,400 | |
| Japan | Okayama | October 17, 2009 | 185 | 7,114 |
| Indonesia | Kepulauan Riau | February 10, 2015 | 206 | 8,270 |
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | September 24, 2025 | 293 | 15,250 |
| Australia | Queensland | July 1, 2008 | 507 | 1,852,642 |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | October 6, 2009 | 1,605 | 43,696 |
| Zimbabwe | Mashonaland Central | July 28, 2014 | 115 | 28,347 |
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | February 27, 2015 | 538 | 1,393 |
Prospective Friendship Regions (LOI): 2 Countries, 3 Regions
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