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Country
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Korea, South |
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Leader
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President: Idriss Deby
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President: Park Geun-hye
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Population
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11,193,452
| 48,955,203
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Life Expectancy
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49.070 years
| 79.550 years
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Capital City
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| Seoul
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Largest city
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| N'Djamena (population: 721,081) | Seoul (population: 10,349,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.389
| 0.928
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| GDP per capita |
| $32,400 US
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Literacy Rate
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25.7%
| 97.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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1.6
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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5.2%
| 13.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 3.200%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| NA
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Political System
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republic
| republic
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Independence date
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| 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
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| Religions |
Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
| Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
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| Languages |
French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
| Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Exports |
| semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
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| External Debt |
| $413,400,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| South Korean won (KRW) per US dollar - 1,101.7 (2008 est.), 929.2 (2007), 954.8 (2006), 1,024.1 (2005), 1,145.3 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 31
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| Location |
Central Africa, south of Libya
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
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| Area |
1,284,000 km sq
| 99,720 km sq
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| Coastline |
0 km
| 2,413 km
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| Climate |
tropical in south, desert in north
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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