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Capital Korea, South : |
Seoul .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Korea, South :
| North Korea 238 km .
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| Climate Korea, South :
| temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter .
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| Life expectancy Korea, South :
| 75.58 years .
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| Fertility rate Korea, South :
| 1.56 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Korea, South :
| republic .
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| Population Korea, South :
| 48,598,175 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Korea, South :
| 98,480 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Korea, South :
| 22.877 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Korea, South :
| 33,591,800 (2003) .
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| International Country Code Korea, South :
| 82.
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| Sex ratio total Korea, South :
| 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Korea, South ratio under 15 :
| 1.12 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Korea, South ratio 15 64 :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Korea, South ratio 65 :
| 0.67 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Korea, South :
| $12.32 billion (2003) |
| HIV Korea, South :
| less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Korea, South :
| 4% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Korea, South :
| 97,90% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Korea, South :
| 2,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Korea, South :
| 22.5% (1999 est.) |
| Inflation Korea, South :
| 3.6% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Korea, South :
| 3.4% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Korea, South :
| 29.22 million (2003) |
| Location Korea, South :
| Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea |
| Geographic Coordinates Korea, South :
| 37 00 N, 127 30 E |
| Religion Korea, South :
| no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1% |
| Administrative region Korea, South :
| 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural) |
| Terrain Korea, South :
| mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south |
| Elevation extremes lowest Korea, South :
| Sea of Japan 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Korea, South :
| Halla-san 1,950 m |
| Natural resources Korea, South :
| coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
| Land use arable land Korea, South :
| 17,18% |
| Land use permanentcrops Korea, South :
| 1,95% |
| Irrigated land Korea, South :
| 11,590 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Korea, South :
| occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest |
| Environment current issues Korea, South :
| air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing |
| Geography note Korea, South :
| strategic location on Korea Strait |
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