| Location: | Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea |
| Population: | 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital: | name: Seoul geographic coordinates: 37 34 N, 127 00 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| GDP per capita: | $24,200 (2006 est.) |
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