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GeneralCountry Name
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Capital City
Seoul (10.2 million) (2012)
National Flag
Taegeukgi
National Flower
Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon)
Currency
won (US$1 = 1,127 won) (2012)
Language
Korean (Writing system: Hangeul)
PeoplePopulation
50.95 million (South Korea) (2012)
* Foreign Residents (including short-term sojourners) :
1.4 million
* Cities by Population: Seoul (10.2 million),
Busan (3.5 million), Incheon (2.8 million),
Daegu (2.5 million), Daejeon (1.5 million),
Gwangju (1.5 million), Ulsan (1.1 million) (2012)
Median Age
38.9 years (2012)
Economically Active Population
25.5 million (2012)
Population Increase Rate
0.45% (2012)
Life Expectancy
Male, 77.7 years; female, 84.5 years (2011)
Religion
A 2005 census showed one half of the population
practice religion. Among them, 10,726,463 Buddhists,
8,616,438 Protestants, and 5,146,147 Catholics comprise
the three dominant religions.
GovernmentPolitical System
Republic with a president elected to a single 5-year term
by direct popular vote. Division of power among the
executive, legislature (unicameral National Assembly),
and judiciary branches
President
Park Geun-hye since 2013
Suffrage
