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| South Korea Facts, Figures & Information |
| Name |
Republic of Korea |
| Location |
East Asia |
| Area |
38,230 square miles |
| Capital |
Seoul |
| Constitution(Amended) |
February 25, 1988 |
| Currency |
1,200 Korean Won (W) = U.S.$ 1 (Aug. 2002) |
| Population |
47,677,632 (August 2002) |
| Religions |
Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist
3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way),
and other 1% |
| Languages |
Korean |
| Suffrage |
20 years old; Republic of Korea citizenship |
| Labor force |
22.9 million (August 2002) |
| Unemployment |
2.7% (2002) |
| GDP |
$422.2 billion (2001) |
| Growth rate |
3.0% (2001) |
| Per capita GNI |
453.7 billion (2001) |
| Inflation |
4.1% (2001) |
| Budget |
Revenues: $133.5 billion; Expenditures:
$133.5 billion |
| Industries |
electronics, automobile production, chemicals,
shipbuilding, steel, textiles, clothing, footwear, food
processing |
| Exports |
$150.4 billion (2001); commodities: electronic
products, machinery and equipment, motor vehicles, steel,
ships; textiles, clothing, footwear; fish |
| Imports |
$141.0 billion (2001); commodities: machinery,
electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport
equipment, textiles, organic chemicals, grains |
| Legislature |
The National Assembly of the Republic of
Korea is unicameral, consisting of 259 members. General
Election is held every four years in all 213 electoral
districts nationwide, with 46 additional seats distributed
among parties in proportion to votes received. |
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The Grand National Party |
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17-7 Yoido-dong,youngdeungpo-ku,Seoul, Korea,150-874. South Korea
Web site: www.hannara.or.kr
E-mail : irb@hannara.or.kr
Telephone : 82-2-3786-3371-4
Fax: 82-2-3786-3610
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