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| Capital: |
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Seoul
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Republic of Korea
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| Conventional short form |
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South Korea
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| Local long form |
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Taehan-min'guk
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| Lokal short form |
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Languages
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| Main language |
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Korean
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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75,000,000
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| Other languages |
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English, Korean, Sherpa
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| Other languages: |
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Hanguk Mal, Hanguohua
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| Dialects: |
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Cheju Island, Chollado, Ch'ungch'ongdo, Kyongsangdo, Seoul
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| Other dialects: |
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Kangwondo, Kyonggido, North Chollado, North Ch'ungch'ong, North Kyongsangdo, South Chollado, South Ch'ungch'ong, South Kyongsangdo
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Internet:
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| Domain |
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.kr
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| Internet users |
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22.23 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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11 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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37 00 N, 127 30 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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98,480.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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238.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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South Corean Won
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| International identification letter for vehicles |
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ROK
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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865 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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1.8% (2001*)
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Imports (US $)
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152.3 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001)
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| Inflation rate |
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4.3% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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48,324,000
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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21.4% (M: 5,488,808; F: 4,875,379)
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- 15 - 64 years
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71% (M: 17,404,645; F: 16,894,361)
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| - 65 years and over |
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7.6% (M: 1,434,873; F: 2,225,934)
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| Labor force |
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22 Mio. (2001)
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