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South Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in east Asia, sharing its northern border with North Korea. The capital city is Seoul.
Basic Facts and information About South Korea





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  • Population: 48,422,644
  • Land Area: 98,190 sq km
  • Capital City: Seoul
  • Languages: English,  Korean
  • Religions: 3% Confucian, 47% Buddhist, shamanism, 49% Christian, 1% other, Chondogyo
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 8/15/1945
  • GDP: $925.1 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the South Korea country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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