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Country
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Korea, South | 
Peru |
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Leader
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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President : Ollanta Humala
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Population
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48,860,500
| 29,549,517
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Life Expectancy
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79.300 years
| 72.730 years
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Capital City
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Seoul
| Lima
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Largest city
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| Seoul (population: 10,349,300) | Lima (population: 7,737,000) |
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Human Development Index
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0.928
| 0.788
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| GDP per capita |
$32,100 US
| $10,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.9%
| 87.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 3.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.7%
| 29.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.400%
| 7.900%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished except for special circumstances
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Political System
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republic
| constitutional republic
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Independence date
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15 August 1945 (from Japan)
| 28 July 1821 (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 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
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| Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
| Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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| Exports |
semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
| copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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| External Debt |
$397,300,000,000 $
| $36,980,000,000 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)
| nuevo sol (PEN) per US dollar - 2.9322 (2008 est.), 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
2.700%
| 1.500%
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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 South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Area |
99,720 km sq
| 1,285,216 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,413 km
| 2,414 km
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| Climate |
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
| varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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