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Korea, South      Country: Korea, South Country (UN): Republic of Korea Internet: .kr Continent: Asia Government URL: http://www.gcc.go.kr Area: 98480 sq km Population: 48,846,823 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 47983.035 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 24039.147 Population Women: 23943.888 Annual Growth Rate: 0.439 % Birth Rate: 10 % Death Rate: 5.85 % Life Expectancy: 77.04 years Infant Mortality Rate: 6.16 % Fertility Rate: 1.27 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 0.1 % HIV AIDS Living With: 8,300 HIV AIDS Deaths: 200 Labor Force: 23,880,000 Unemployment Rate: 3.6 % GDP Per Capita: $24,200 GDP Purchasing Power: $1,180,000,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 5.1 Industrial Growth: 10 Inflation Rate CP: 3 % Investment Gross Fixed: 29.1 Public Debt: 21.4 Capital: Seoul Capital Population: 10287847 (city proper) Capital Coordinates: 37 34 N, 127 00 E UTC Offset: 9 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Merchant Marine: 669 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) Waterways: 1608 km Roadways: 100279 km Railways: 3472 km Airports: 107 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 33900000 Internet Hosts: 5433591 Telephones Mobile: 38,342,000 Telephones Main: 23745000 Debt External: $229,300,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $235,000,000,000 Imports: $300,400,000,000 Exports: $327,900,000,000 Current Account Balance: $6,741,000,000 Natural Gas Imports: 28,930,000,000 Natural Gas Exports: 0 Natural Gas Consumption: 27,840,000,000 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 321,000,000,000 Electricity Production: 345,200,000,000 Oil Consumption: 2,149,000 Oil Exports: 645,200 Oil Imports: 2,263,000 Oil Production: 7,378  Map of Korea, South

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