Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
Muslim 90%, Christian 1%, indigenous beliefs 9%
Languages
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages
Exports
semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
cotton, gold, livestock
External Debt
$397,300,000,000 $
$3,192,000,000 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)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XOF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004) note: since 1 January 1999, the XOF franc has been pegged to the euro at a rate of 655.957 XOF francs per euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.700%
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
31
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Location
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Western Africa, southwest of Algeria
Area
99,720 km sq
1,240,192 km sq
Coastline
2,413 km
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Climate
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
subtropical to arid; hot and dry (February to June); rainy, humid, and mild (June to November); cool and dry (November to February)
