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Country
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Korea, South | 
Gabon |
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Leader
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President: Park Geun-hye
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President: Ali Ben Bongo
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Population
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48,955,203
| 1,640,286
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Life Expectancy
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79.550 years
| 52.150 years
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Capital City
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Seoul
| Libreville
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Largest city
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| Seoul (population: 10,349,300) | Libreville (population: 578,156) |
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Human Development Index
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0.928
| 0.729
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| GDP per capita |
$32,400 US
| $17,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.9%
| 63.2%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 3.1
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.7%
| 16.1%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.200%
| 21.000%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished in practice
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Political System
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republic
| republic; multiparty presidential regime
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Independence date
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15 August 1945 (from Japan)
| 17 August 1960 (from France)
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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)
| Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
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| Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
| French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
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| Exports |
semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
| crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
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| External Debt |
$413,400,000,000 $
| $2,758,000,000 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)
| Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
| 1.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
31
| 0
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| Location |
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
| Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
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| Area |
99,720 km sq
| 267,667 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,413 km
| 885 km
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| Climate |
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
| tropical; always hot, humid
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