South Korea/Catalogs/Facts and figures

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Based on the Facts and figures provided by Korea.net, accessed on 2008-11-07.

Country

Geography

  • Territory: 99,678 km2
  • Climate: Temperate
  • Highest mountain: Hallasan (1950 m)
  • Longest rivers: Han River or Han-gang (481.7 km)

People

  • Language: Korean, written in alphabet Hangeul
  • Population: 48.46 million (2007)
    • Foreign residents: 1.1 million
    • Median age: 36.1 yrs
    • Population increase rate: 0.33%
    • Life expectancy: males - 75.7 yrs & females - 82.4 yrs (2006)
    • Religion: approximately 50% of the population practices religion: Buddhism (43.0%) ; Protestantism (34.5%) ; Catholicism (20.6%)

Government