| Country (long form) |
Republic of Korea |
| Capital |
Seoul |
| Total Area |
38,023.34 sq mi
98,480.00 sq km
(slightly larger than Indiana) |
| Population |
47,904,370 (July 2001 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
51,147,663 |
| Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school |
| Literacy |
98.0% total, 99.3% male, 96.7% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1% |
| Life Expectancy |
70.97 male, 78.74 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 South Korean won (W) = 100 chun (theoretical) |
| GDP (per capita) |
$16,100 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
electronics, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel, textiles, clothing, footwear, food processing |
| Agriculture |
rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish |
| Arable Land |
19% |
| Natural Resources |
coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
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