Sunday 2 October 2011

Korea, South




President: Lee Myung-bak (2008)

Prime Minister: Kim Hwang Sik (2010)

Land area: 37,911 sq mi (98,189 sq km)

Population (2010 est.): 48,636,068 (growth rate: 0.2%);

birth rate: 8.7/1000;


infant mortality rate: 4.2/1000;

life expectancy: 78.8;

density per sq km: 501

Capital and largest city (2003 est.): Seoul, 10,287,847 (city proper)

Other large cities: Pusan, 3,504,900; Inchon, 2,479,600 (part of Seoul metro. area); Taegu, 2,369,800

Monetary unit: won



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