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2008/02/17 01:59 | by
SamChan ]
South Korea lies below the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula, bordering the East Sea and theYellow Sea. It is mountainous in the east; in the west and the south there are many harbors on the mainland and offshore islands.
Total Area: 99,646 km² (38,492 sq mi)
Capital: Seoul
Government: Presidential republicOfficial languages: Korean
| Population: |
| 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.) |
| GDP (purchasing power parity): |
| $1.196 trillion (2006 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate: |
| 4.8% |
| GDP - per capita (PPP): |
| $24,500 |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices): |
| 2.2% (2006 est.) |
| Exports: |
| $326 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Exports - commodities: |
| semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals |
| Imports: |
| $309.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Imports - commodities: |
| machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals |
| GDP growth by sector (%) 2006 est. |
| agriculture: | 3% |
| industry: | 45% |
| services: | 52% |
| Exports - partners: |
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| Labor Force by Sector (%) 2006 est. |
| agriculture: | 6.4% |
| industry: | 26.4% |
| services: | 67.2% |
| | | Trade | Hotel and restaurant | Transport, communications, and tourism | Financial intermediation | Other services | | 8.5 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 6.2 |
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