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Capital: Seoul

Population

Total Population: 48,875,000
Annual Growth Rate: 0.3%
Density: 504 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population: 81.9%
Population of main cities including suburbs: Seoul (23,900,000); Pusan (3,700,000); Daegu (2,625,000); Kwangju (1,510,000); Taejon (1,500,000).
Ethnic Origins: Korean 99%, others like Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamian, Thailanan, Philipinean, etc.: 1 %
Official Language: Korean
Other Languages Spoken: None
Business Language(s): English. But businessmen often read English better than they can speak it.
Religion: Population with religion: 53.1%
Buddhism 43.0%, Christianity 34.5%, Catholic 20.6%, Others 1.9%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Seoul

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: South Korean Won (KRW)



Country Overview

Area: 99,720 km²
Type of State: Republic, Parliamentary democracy with a Presidential form of government.
Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member, Emerging Financial Market.
A model of an economy turned towards exports.
HDI*: 0.877/1
HDI (World Rank): 12/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.


Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From South Korea, Dial 001, 002, 008, 00365, 00700
To Make a Call to South Korea, Dial +82
Internet Suffix: .kr
Computers: 57.6 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines: 44.3 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users: 77.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

 
Foreign Trade Indicators 20062007200820092010
Imports of Goods (million USD) 309,383356,846435,275323,085425,212
Exports of Goods (million USD) 325,465371,489422,007363,534466,384
Imports of Services (million USD) 69,34683,95495,43379,52592,978
Exports of Services (million USD) 55,33371,37589,42872,46681,570

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

 
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