South Korea
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OFFICIAL NAME
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Republic of Korea |
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GEOGRAPHY
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Situated on the south end of the Korean peninsula between the Yellow Sea (east of C hina) and the East Korean Sea (west of Japan). | |
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AREA
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99,373 sq km / 38,368 sq miles | |
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COMPARATIVE
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Korean peninsula is similar in size to New Zealand and the UK, or the state of Virginia. | |
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POPULATION
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48,000,000 | |
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CAPITAL
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Seoul (population 10.3 million) | |
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LITERACY
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99.8% (age 15+ and can read and write) | |
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LANGUAGE
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Korean | |
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RELIGION
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Christianity - 25% |
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POLITICS
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Democracy | |
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INCOME
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Per capita income US$ $14,500 per year | |
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CURRENCY
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Republic of Korean Won (W) | |
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TIME ZONE
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GMT/UTC +9 | |
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SOURCES
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Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News. |
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North Korea
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OFFICIAL NAME
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
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GEOGRAPHY
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Bordered by C hina in the north, it's situated on the north end of the Korean peninsula between Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan (west of Japan). | |
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AREA
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120,540 sq km / 46,540 sq miles | |
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COMPARATIVE
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about the size of the state of Mississippi | |
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POPULATION
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23,000,000 |
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CAPITAL
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P'yongyang | |
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LITERACY
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??% (age 15+ and can read and write) | |
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LANGUAGE
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Korean | |
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RELIGION
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All religion has been effectively prohibited since the 1950s. |
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POLITICS
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Communism, headed by Kim Jong-il | |
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INCOME
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Per capita income US$ _____ a year | |
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CURRENCY
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North Korean won (W) | |
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TIME ZONE
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GMT/UTC +9 | |
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SOURCES
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Statistics provided by a variety of sources, but mostly the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Statistics Division, and BBC News. |
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