Facts and figures
Full name: Republic of Korea
Nationality
noun: Korean(s) adjective: Korean
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Area total: 98,480 sq km land: 98,190 sq km water: 290 sq km
Population: 48,422,644 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
Capital: Seoul, population – 10 230 000
Largest Cities
Pusan – 3 820 000 Tegu – 2 450 000
Official Language
Korean
English widely taught in junior high and high school
Religion
no affiliation 46%
Christian 26% Buddhist 26% Confucianist 1% other 1%
Political system: republic
GDP: purchasing power parity – $925.1 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $19,200 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 4.6% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 3.2% industry: 40.4% services: 56.3% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 3.6% (2004 est.)