| | Location
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| | Flag
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| | Quick Facts
| | Capital
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Seoul
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| Government
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Presidential Republic
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| Currency
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Won (KRW, \)
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| Area
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total: 98,480 km
land: 98,190 km2
water: 290 km2 |
| Population
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49,044,790 (July 2007 est.)
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| Language
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Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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| Religion
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No organized affiliation 31.5%, Buddhist 38%, Christian 29.3% (Protestant 18.4%, Roman Catholic 10.9%), Confucianism 0.2%, other 1% (2010 est.)
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| Electricity
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220V/60Hz(Western Europe plug type)
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| Calling Code
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+82
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| Internet TLD
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.kr
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| Time Zone
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UTC +9
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South Korea (한국, 韓國 Hanguk) , formally the Republic of Korea (대한민국, 大韓民國 Daehan Minguk) is a country in East Asia. South Korea occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula, with North Korea to the north, China across the sea to the west and Japan a short ferry ride to the southeast.
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