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Country
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Korea, South | 
Chile |
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Leader
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President: Lee Myung-bak
|
President: Sebastian Pinera
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Population
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48,860,500
| 17,067,369
|
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Life Expectancy
|
79.300 years
| 78.100 years
|
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Capital City
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Seoul
| Santiago
|
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Largest city
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| Seoul (population: 10,349,300) | Santiago (population: 4,837,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.928
| 0.874
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| GDP per capita |
$32,100 US
| $17,400 US
|
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Literacy Rate
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97.9%
| 95.7%
|
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 6.9
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
|
13.7%
| 12.7%
|
| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Eliodoro Matte & family ($5.9bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.400%
| 6.600%
|
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Death Penalty
|
NA
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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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)
| 18 September 1810 (from Spain)
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| Religions |
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
| Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
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| Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
| Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
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| Exports |
semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
| copper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine
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| External Debt |
$397,300,000,000 $
| $99,400,000,000 US
|
| 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)
| Chilean pesos (CLP) per US dollar - 509.02 (2008 est.), 526.25 (2007), 530.29 (2006), 560.09 (2005), 609.37 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
31
| 1
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| Location |
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
| Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Argentina and Peru
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| Area |
99,720 km sq
| 756,102 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,413 km
| 6,435 km
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| Climate |
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
| temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
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