Republic of Korea (South Korea)

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Published on Thursday, 19 July 2012 19:30

Written by Film Festival Traveler Staff

Republic of Korea 대한민국 大韓民國 Daehanminguk
Flag Emblem
Motto:  홍익인간; 弘益人間 (unofficial) (Translation: Benefit broadly the human world)
Anthem:  (애국가; 愛國歌) (tr.: "Aegukga") (English: "Patriotic Song")
Capital (and largest city)		Seoul 37°35′N 127°0′E
Official language(s)		Korean
Official scripts		Hangul[1]
Ethnic groups		Korean (99%)[2]
Demonym		South Korean, Korean
Government		Unitary presidentialConstitutional republic
-	President	Lee Myung-bak
-	Prime Minister	Kim Hwang-sik
-	Speaker	Kang Chang-hee
Legislature		National Assembly (Gukhoe)
Establishment
-	National Foundation Day	October 3, 2333 BCE
-	Independence declared	March 1, 1919
-	Provisional Government	April 13, 1919
-	Liberation	August 15, 1945
-	Constitution	July 17, 1948
-	Government proclaimed	August 15, 1948
Area
-	Total	100,210 km2 (109th) 38,691 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0.3
Population
-	2012 estimate	50,000,000[3] (25th)
-	Density	491/km2 (21st) 1,271/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$1.556 trillion[4] (12th)
-	Per capita	$31,753[4] (26th)
GDP (nominal)		2011 estimate
-	Total	$1.163 trillion[4] (15th)
-	Per capita	$23,749[4] (32nd)
Gini (2010)		31.0[5]
HDI (2011)		0.897[6] (very high) (15th)
Currency		South Korean won (₩) (KRW)
Time zone		Korea Standard Time(UTC+9)
-	Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+9)
Date formats		yyyy년 mm월 dd일 yyyy/mm/dd (CE)
Drives on the		right
ISO 3166 code		KR
Internet TLD		.kr, .한국
Calling code		82
1	Mobile phone system CDMA, WCDMA, HSDPA and WiBro
2	Domestic power supply 220V/60 Hz, CEE 7/7 sockets

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