Korea, South

Summary 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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