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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 republic
Official languages:
Korean
| 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% |
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| 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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| Imports - partners: |
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| 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.) |
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| 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, plastics |
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