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The Republic of Korea
 
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COUNTRY FACTS
 
Population:  
47,470,969 (July 2000 est.)
 
Location:
Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan (East Sea) and the Yellow Sea
 
Area:
98,480 sq km
 
Language:
Korean
 
Literacy:
98% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)
 
Compulsory Education:
9 years (ages 6 – 15)
Currency:
South Korean Won (W)
Source: UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA
 
This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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