About the Country

Economy

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 ... [more]

Anthem

Click here to listen to the Korean National Anthem (mp3 format) Lyrics by Yun Ch'i-Ho or An Ch'ang-Ho Music by Ahn Eaktay ... [more]

Flag

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 whit... [more]

Geography

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 Are... [more]

Government

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... [more]

History

People

Population: 48,422,644 (July 2005 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.4% (male 4,952,177/female 4,450,821) 15-64 years: 72% (male 17,715,267/female 17,147,808) 65 years and over: ... [more]

Political Background

Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years late... [more]

Transportation

Railways: total: 3,472 km standard gauge: 3,472 km 1.435-m gauge (1,342 km electrified) (2004) Highways: total: 86,990 km paved: 66,721 km (including 1,996 km of expressways) unp... [more]



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