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Legend: Definition Field Listing Rank Order    Introduction    Korea, South Top of Page Background:

Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a republic was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north. During the Korean War (1950-1953), US and other UN forces intervened to defend South Korea from North Korean attacks supported by the Chinese. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 18 times the level of North Korea. South Korea has maintained its commitment to democratize its political processes. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Chong-il.    Geography    Korea, South Top of Page Location:

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea Geographic coordinates:

37 00 N, 127 30 E Map references:

Asia Area:

total: 98,480 sq km

land: 98,190 sq km

water: 290 sq km Area - comparative:

slightly larger than Indiana Land boundaries:

total: 238 km

border countries: North Korea 238 km Coastline:

2,413 km Maritime claims:

territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the Korea Strait

contiguous zone: 24 nm

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

continental shelf: not specified Climate:

temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter Terrain:

mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south Elevation extremes:

lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m

highest point: Halla-san 1,950 m Natural resources:

coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential Land use:

arable land: 17.18%

permanent crops: 1.95%

other: 80.87% (2001) Irrigated land:

11,590 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards:

occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest Environment - current issues:

air pollution in large cities; acid rain; water pollution from the discharge of sewage and industrial effluents; drift net fishing Environment - international agreements:

party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note:

strategic location on Korea Strait    People    Korea, South Top of Page Population:

48,598,175 (July 2004 est.) Age structure:

0-14 years: 20.4% (male 5,223,344; female 4,681,594)

15-64 years: 71.4% (male 17,625,302; female 17,072,029)

65 years and over: 8.2% (male 1,597,085; female 2,398,821) (2004 est.) Median age:

total: 33.7 years

male: 32.8 years

female: 34.7 years (2004 est.) Population growth rate:

0.62% (2004 est.) Birth rate:

12.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) Death rate:

6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.) Infant mortality rate:

total: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 7.64 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 6.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 75.58 years

male: 71.96 years

female: 79.54 years (2004 est.) Total fertility rate:

1.56 children born/woman (2004 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

8,300 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths:

200 (2003 est.) Nationality:

noun: Korean(s)

adjective: Korean Ethnic groups:

homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) Religions:

no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1% Languages:

Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97.9%

male: 99.2%

female: 96.6% (2002)    Government    Korea, South Top of Page Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Korea

conventional short form: South Korea

local long form: Taehan-min'guk

local short form: none

note: the South Koreans generally use the term "Han'guk" to refer to their country

abbreviation: ROK Government type:

republic Capital:

Seoul Administrative divisions:

9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural)

: provinces: Cheju-do, Cholla-bukto, Cholla-namdo, Ch'ungch'ong-bukto, Ch'ungch'ong-namdo, Kangwon-do, Kyonggi-do, Kyongsang-bukto, Kyongsang-namdo

: metropolitan cities: Inch'on-gwangyoksi, Kwangju-gwangyoksi, Pusan-gwangyoksi, Soul-t'ukpyolsi, Taegu-gwangyoksi, Taejon-gwangyoksi, Ulsan-gwangyoksi Independence:

15 August 1945 (from Japan) National holiday:

Liberation Day, 15 August (1945) Constitution:

17 July 1948 Legal system:

combines elements of continental European civil law systems, Anglo-American law, and Chinese classical thought Suffrage:

20 years of age; universal Executive branch:

chief of state: President ROH Moo-hyun (since 25 February 2003)

head of government: Prime Minister LEE Hae-chan (since 25 May 2004); Deputy Prime Ministers LEE Hun-jai (since 10 February 2004) and AHN Byung-young (since 23 December 2003)

cabinet: State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation

elections: president elected by popular vote for a single five-year term; election last held 19 December 2002 (next to be held in December 2007); prime minister appointed by the president; deputy prime ministers appointed by the president on the prime minister's recommendation

election results: results of the 19 December 2002 election - ROH Moo-hyun elected president; percent of vote - ROH Moo-hyun (MDP) 48.9%; YI Hoe-ch'ang (GNP) 46.6%; other 4.5% Legislative branch:

unicameral National Assembly or Kukhoe (299 seats -- members elected for four-year terms; 243 in single-seat constituencies, 56 by proportional representation

elections: last held 15 April 2004 (next to be held in April 2008)

election results: percent of vote by party - Uri 51%, GNP 41%, DLP 3%, MDP 3%, others 2%; seats by party - Uri 152, GNP 121, DLP 10, MDP 9, others 7 (2004) Judicial branch:

Supreme Court (justices are appointed by the president with the consent of the National Assembly) Political parties and leaders:

Democratic Labor Party or DLP [KIM Hye-kyung, chairman]; Grand National Party or GNP [PARK Geun Hye, chairman]; Millennium Democratic Party or MDP [HAHN Hwa-kap, chairman]; United Liberal Democrats or ULD [KIM Hak-won, chairman]; Uri Party [LEE Bu-yeong, chairman] Political pressure groups and leaders:

Federation of Korean Industries; Federation of Korean Trade Unions; Korean Confederation of Trade Unions; Korean National Council of Churches; Korean Traders Association; Korean Veterans' Association; National Council of Labor Unions; National Democratic Alliance of Korea; National Federation of Farmers' Associations; National Federation of Student Associations International organization participation:

AfDB, APEC, ARF, AsDB, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CP, EBRD, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, UNMIL, UNMISET, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC Diplomatic representation in the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador HAN Sung-chu (HAN Sung-joo)

chancery: 2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone: [1] (202) 939-5600

FAX: [1] (202) 387-0205

consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle

consulate(s): New York, Tamuning (Guam) Diplomatic representation from the US:

chief of mission: Ambassador Christopher R. HILL

embassy: 82 Sejong-no, Jongno-gu, Seoul 110-710

mailing address: American Embassy, Unit 15550, APO AP 96205-5550

telephone: [82] (2) 397-4114

FAX: [82] (2) 738-8845 Flag description:

white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field    Economy    Korea, South Top of Page Economy - overview:

Since the early 1960s, South Korea has achieved an incredible record of growth and integration into the high-tech modern world economy. Four decades ago GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia. Today its GDP per capita is 18 times North Korea's and equal to the lesser economies of the European Union. This success through the late 1980s was achieved by a system of close government/business ties, including directed credit, import restrictions, sponsorship of specific industries, and a strong labor effort. The government promoted the import of raw materials and technology at the expense of consumer goods and encouraged savings and investment over consumption. The Asian financial crisis of 1997-99 exposed longstanding weaknesses in South Korea's development model, including high debt/equity ratios, massive foreign borrowing, and an undisciplined financial sector. Growth plunged to a negative 6.6% in 1998, then strongly recovered to 10.8% in 1999 and 9.2% in 2000. Growth fell back to 3.3% in 2001 because of the slowing global economy, falling exports, and the perception that much-needed corporate and financial reforms had stalled. Led by consumer spending and exports, growth in 2002 was an impressive 6.2%, despite anemic global growth, followed by moderate 2.8% growth in 2003. In 2003 the National Assembly approved legislation reducing the six-day work week to five days. GDP:

purchasing power parity - $857.8 billion (2003 est.) GDP - real growth rate:

3.1% (2003 est.) GDP - per capita:

purchasing power parity - $17,800 (2003 est.) GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 3.6%

industry: 36.4%

services: 60% (2003 est.) Investment (gross fixed):

29.6% of GDP (2003) Population below poverty line:

4% (2001 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 2.9%

highest 10%: 22.5% (1999 est.) Distribution of family income - Gini index:

31.6 (1993) Inflation rate (consumer prices):

3.6% (2003 est.) Labor force:

22.92 million (2003) Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture 8.8%, industry 19.1%, services 72.1% (2001) Unemployment rate:

3.4% (2003 est.) Budget:

revenues: $135.5 billion

expenditures: $128.7 billion, including capital expenditures of $23.5 billion (2003) Public debt:

13.8% of GDP (2003) Agriculture - products:

rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish Industries:

electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel Industrial production growth rate:

5.1% (2003 est.) Electricity - production:

290.7 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - consumption:

270.3 billion kWh (2001) Electricity - exports:

0 kWh (2001) Electricity - imports:

0 kWh (2001) Oil - production:

0 bbl/day (2001 est.) Oil - consumption:

2.14 million bbl/day (2001 est.) Oil - exports:

804,700 bbl/day (2001) Oil - imports:

2.965 million bbl/day (2001) Natural gas - production:

0 cu m (2001 est.) Natural gas - consumption:

20.92 billion cu m (2001 est.) Natural gas - exports:

0 cu m (2001 est.) Natural gas - imports:

21.11 billion cu m (2001 est.) Current account balance: