The South Korean Constitution, Article I, clause 1 states the Republic of Korea shall be a democratic republic. The sovereignty of the Republic of Korea shall reside in the people, and all state authority shall emanate from the people. <b>Answer 1</b> <br /> The government type is a republic. It actually has a republic government. I looked it up in my book and it said republic government. South Korea has a republic. Answer 2. The Republic of Korea or otherwise known as South Korea is a constitutional democracy. It is NOT like the United States.