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Location
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Flag
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Quick Facts
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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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