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General Information
| · Country Name: Republic of Korea |
| · Capital City: Seoul (10.1 million) |
| · National flag: Taegeukgi |
| · National flower: Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon) |
| · Currency: won |
| · Language: Korean (Written form: Hangeul) |
| · Location: Strategically located at the crossroads of Northeast Asia. Korea lies between Japan, the Russian Far East and China. |
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| · Territory: 223,098km2 (South Korea: 99,678km2) |
| · Highest mountains: Baekdusan 2744m, Hallasan 1950m |
| · Longest rivers: Amnokgang 790km, Nakdonggang 521.5km, Dumangang 521km, Hangang 481.7km |
| · Major cities: Seoul (10.1 million), Busan (3.5 million), Incheon (2.6 million), Daegu (2.5 million), Daejeon (1.5 million), Gwangju (1.4 million), Ulsan (1.1 million) |
| · Climate: Temperate with four distinct seasons |
· Population: 48.46 million (2007)
※ Foreign residents: 1.1 million |
| · Median Age: 36.1 years (2007) |
· Economically active population
: 24.2 million (2007) |
| · Population increase rate: 0.33% (2007) |
| · Life Expectancy: Males 75.7 years, females 82.4 years (2006) |
| · Religion: A 2005 census showed half of the population actively practices religion. Among this group, Buddhism (43.0%), Protestantism (34.5%) and Catholicism (20.6%) comprise the three dominant religions. |
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