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 | SOUTH KOREA[Taehan ; Tai Han ; Han Kook] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Taehan Min'guk |
| country code ISO: KR //; - FIPS: KS |
| location: East Asia |
| time zone: +9 UT [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| surface (land) area: 99392 sq.km / 38375 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 43°00'35" N / South: 33°06'40" N / East: 131°52'20" E / West: 124°11'45" E |
| borders (land): North Korea |
| borders (coastline): East Sea [in most atlantes referred as: Sea of Japan], Yellow Sea |
| climate: 4 seasons with dry cold winters, hot humid summers |
| Government |
| independent since: 1948-08-15 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Sõul (Seoul) |
| administrative division: province (9) + special city (6) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (2000): 45985,289 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 47275,000 /-; 2001: 46400,000 |
| population density: 463 per sq.km = 1199 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,1% //; - doubling time: 76 years |
| birth rate: 15 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 2 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 26 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 10 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 75 years (male: 71; female: 79) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 26% //; - 15-59 years: 67% //; - 60+ years: 8% |
| urbanisation: 81% //; - urbanisation growth: 5% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 41% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Korean 99,9% |
| languages: Korean |
| religious affiliation: Buddhist 23%; Protestant 20%; Roman Catholic 7%; Confucian 0,5%; non religious 49% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3069 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 83% |
| people per physician: 735 |
| people per hospital bed: 209 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 100% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 86% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 38% |
| adult literacy: 96 - 98% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Won = 100 chon |
| annual inflation rate: 5% |
| population below poverty line: ?% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 13590 per capita |
| GNI USD 8910 per capita //; - [ppp: 17300] |
| GDP growth: 4,7% |
| income: USD 6340 per capita |
| import: USD 150334 per capita //; - export: USD 129715 per capita |
| trade: USD 3546 per capita //; - or 73% of GDP |
| trade partners: JP US AU DE |
| human development index: 0,875 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 27 |
| female labour force: 41% |
| unemployment: 4% |
| tourism: 5,3 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 21% //; - grass land: 1% //; - wooded area: 66% //; - arid land and desert: -% |
| agriculture: labour force: 18% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 8% |
| agricultural products: rice, fish, fruit, barley, vegetables |
| livestock (million): cattle: 2,1 / goats: 0,5 / pigs: 8 / poultry: 102 / sheep: 0,0014 |
| fish catch: 2100000 - 2600000 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 27% //; - part of industry in GDP: 45% |
| industrial products: chemicals, electronic & electrical goods, shipbuilding, transport equipment, textiles, clothing |
| mining products: tungsten, coal, iron, lead, zinc, gold, graphite, fluorite, magnesite, mica |
| CO2 emission per capita: 7,8 |
| services: labour force: 56% //; - part of services in GDP: 47% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 3871 |
| electricity use (per capita): 5160 |
| annual water use (per capita): 299 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 55778, or 87534 km //; - of which paved: 76% //; - of which are motorways: 1550 km |
| vehicles: 49 per 1000 |
| railways: 6456 km //; - railways passenger/km: 29292 |
| navigable inland waterways: 1609 km |
| ownership telephone: 415 - 438 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 928 - 1037 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 321 - 361 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 405 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13000 |
| personal computers: 238 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Halla-san 1950 m, Kyebang-san 1577, Hambaek-san 1573 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): P'aro-ho |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): some, among them Andong-ho and Ch'ungju-do are the largest |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Naktong, Pukhan, Han, Kum |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: unknown |
| islands: Cheju-do, Chin-do and some smaller ones |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: unknown |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing historical population statistics of the actual administrative division
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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