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Country
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Korea, South |
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Leader
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Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by Governor-General Pearlette Louisy Prime minister: Kenny Anthony
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President: Lee Myung-bak
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Population
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162,178
| 48,860,500
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Life Expectancy
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77.040 years
| 79.300 years
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Capital City
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| Seoul
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Largest city
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| Bisee (population: 12,980) | Seoul (population: 10,349,300) |
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Human Development Index
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0.821
| 0.928
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| GDP per capita |
| $32,100 US
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Literacy Rate
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90.1%
| 97.9%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.1
| NA
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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17.2%
| 13.7%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 3.400%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| NA
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Political System
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parliamentary democracy
| republic
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Independence date
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| 15 August 1945 (from Japan)
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| Religions |
Roman Catholic 67.5%, Seventh Day Adventist 8.5%, Pentecostal 5.7%, Rastafarian 2.1%, Anglican 2%, Evangelical 2%, other Christian 5.1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.5%, none 4.5% (2001 census)
| Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% (1995 census)
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| Languages |
English (official), French patois
| Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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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 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)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 2.700%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 31
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| Location |
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
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| Area |
616 km sq
| 99,720 km sq
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| Coastline |
158 km
| 2,413 km
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| Climate |
tropical, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season January to April, rainy season May to August
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
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