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Country
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Korea, South |
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Leader
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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President: Manuel Pinto da Costa
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Population
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48,860,500
| 183,176
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Life Expectancy
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79.300 years
| 63.490 years
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Capital City
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Seoul
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Largest city
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| Seoul (population: 10,349,300) | Sao Tome (population: 53,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.928
| 0.643
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| GDP per capita |
$32,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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97.9%
| 84.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 2.7
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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13.7%
| 1.8%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
3.400%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Abolished
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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 |
Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
| Catholic 70.3%, Evangelical 3.4%, New Apostolic 2%, Adventist 1.8%, other 3.1%, none 19.4% (2001 census)
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| Languages |
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
| Portuguese (official)
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| Exports |
semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals
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| External Debt |
$397,300,000,000 $
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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 |
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, islands in the Gulf of Guinea, straddling the Equator, west of Gabon
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| Area |
99,720 km sq
| 964 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,413 km
| 209 km
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| Climate |
temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
| tropical; hot, humid; one rainy season (October to May)
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