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South Korea

sovereign state in East Asia

  • Republic of Korea
  • ROK
  • The Republic of Great Han
  • Republic of Great Han
  • kr
  • Rep. Korea
  • S. Korea
  • Korea Republic
  • Republic of South Korea
  • 🇰🇷
  • KOR
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instance of
sovereign state
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country
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life expectancy
official name
대한민국 (Korean)
writing system
Hangul
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大韓民國 (Korean)
writing system
Hanja
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Republic of Korea (English)
writing system
Latin script
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Corée du Sud (French)
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short name
한국 (Korean)
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남한 (Korean)
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🇰🇷 (no linguistic content)
instance of
emoji regional indicator sequence
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Corée du Sud (French)
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demonym
Zuid-Koreaan (Dutch)
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South Korean (English)
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sud-coréen (French)
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dél-koreai (Hungarian)
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한국인 (Korean)
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Sud-Koreano (Ido)
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كوري جنوبي (Arabic)
applies to part
masculine
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كورية جنوبية (Arabic)
applies to part
feminine
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كوريون جنوبيون (Arabic)
applies to part
plural
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южнокореец (Russian)
applies to part
masculine
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южнокореянка (Russian)
applies to part
feminine
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южнокорейцы (Russian)
applies to part
plural
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південнокореєць (Ukrainian)
applies to part
masculine
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південнокореянка (Ukrainian)
applies to part
feminine
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південнокорейці (Ukrainian)
applies to part
plural
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דרום קוריאני (Hebrew)
applies to part
masculine
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דרום קוריאנית (Hebrew)
applies to part
feminine
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sud-coreeni (Romanian)
applies to part
plural
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sud-coreean (Romanian)
applies to part
masculine
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sud-coreeancă (Romanian)
applies to part
feminine
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দক্ষিণ কোরীয় (Bangla)
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sudcoreano (Italian)
applies to part
masculine singular
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sudcoreana (Italian)
applies to part
feminine singular
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sudcoreani (Italian)
applies to part
masculine plural
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sudcoreane (Italian)
applies to part
feminine plural
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tehan (Lingua Franca Nova)
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corean (Lingua Franca Nova)
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Südkoreaner (German)
applies to part
masculine singular
masculine plural
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Südkoreanerin (German)
applies to part
feminine singular
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Südkoreanerinnen (German)
applies to part
feminine plural
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surcoreanu (Asturian)
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applies to part
masculine singular
surcoreana (Asturian)
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applies to part
feminine singular
official language
Korean
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motto text
홍익인간(弘益人間): 널리 인간을 이롭게 하라 (Korean)
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continent
Asia
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country
South Korea
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capital
Seoul
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coordinate location

36°N, 128°E
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coordinates of northernmost point

38°37'12.000"N, 128°22'12.000"E
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coordinates of southernmost point

33°6'45"N, 126°16'6"E
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highest point
Hallasan
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head of state
Park Geun-hye
start time
25 February 2013
end time
10 March 2017
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Lee Myung-bak
start time
25 February 2008
end time
24 February 2013
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Roh Moo-hyun
start time
25 February 2003
end time
24 February 2008
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Kim Dae-jung
start time
25 February 1998
end time
24 February 2003
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Kim Young-sam
start time
25 February 1993
end time
24 February 1998
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Roh Tae-woo
start time
25 February 1988
end time
24 February 1993
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Chun Doo-hwan
start time
27 August 1980
end time
24 February 1988
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Choi Kyu-hah
start time
26 December 1979
end time
16 August 1980
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Park Chung-hee
start time
17 December 1963
end time
26 October 1979
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Yun Posun
start time
13 August 1960
end time
24 March 1962
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Rhee Syng-man
start time
24 July 1948
end time
27 April 1960
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no value
start time
26 October 1979
end time
20 December 1979
statement is subject of
assassination of Park Chung-hee
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Moon Jae-in
start time
10 May 2017
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head of government
Chung Sye-kyun
start time
14 January 2020
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central bank
Bank of Korea
start time
1945
end time
1950
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Bank of Korea
start time
1950
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diplomatic relation
Georgia
start time
14 December 1992
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member of
United Nations
start time
17 September 1991
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G20
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
start time
6 November 1989
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International Finance Corporation
start time
16 March 1964
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Australia Group
start time
1996
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public holiday
New Year
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Korean New Year
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Samiljeol
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Buddha's birthday
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Children's day
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Memorial Day
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Gwangbokjeol
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Chuseok
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Gaecheonjeol
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Hangul Day
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Christmas
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population
25,012,374
point in time
1960
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stated in
World Bank Open Data
25,765,673
point in time
1961
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stated in
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26,513,030
point in time
1962
1 reference
stated in
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27,261,747
point in time
1963
1 reference
stated in
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27,984,155
point in time
1964
1 reference
stated in
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28,704,674
point in time
1965
1 reference
stated in
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29,435,571
point in time
1966
1 reference
stated in
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30,130,983
point in time
1967
1 reference
stated in
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30,838,302
point in time
1968
1 reference
stated in
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31,544,266
point in time
1969
1 reference
stated in
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32,240,827
point in time
1970
1 reference
stated in
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32,882,704
point in time
1971
1 reference
stated in
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33,505,406
point in time
1972
1 reference
stated in
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34,103,149
point in time
1973
1 reference
stated in
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34,692,266
point in time
1974
1 reference
stated in
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35,280,725
point in time
1975
1 reference
stated in
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35,848,523
point in time
1976
1 reference
stated in
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36,411,795
point in time
1977
1 reference
stated in
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36,969,185
point in time
1978
1 reference
stated in
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37,534,236
point in time
1979
1 reference
stated in
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38,123,775
point in time
1980
1 reference
stated in
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38,723,248
point in time
1981
1 reference
stated in
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39,326,352
point in time
1982
1 reference
stated in
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39,910,403
point in time
1983
1 reference
stated in
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40,405,956
point in time
1984
1 reference
stated in
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40,805,744
point in time
1985
1 reference
stated in
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41,213,674
point in time
1986
1 reference
stated in
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41,621,690
point in time
1987
1 reference
stated in
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42,031,247
point in time
1988
1 reference
stated in
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42,449,038
point in time
1989
1 reference
stated in
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42,869,283
point in time
1990
1 reference
stated in
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43,295,704
point in time
1991
1 reference
stated in
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43,747,962
point in time
1992
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stated in
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44,194,628
point in time
1993
1 reference
stated in
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44,641,540
point in time
1994
1 reference
stated in
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45,092,991
point in time
1995
1 reference
stated in
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45,524,681
point in time
1996
1 reference
stated in
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45,953,580
point in time
1997
1 reference
stated in
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46,286,503
point in time
1998
1 reference
stated in
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46,616,677
point in time
1999
1 reference
stated in
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47,008,111
point in time
2000
1 reference
stated in
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47,357,362
point in time
2001
1 reference
stated in
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47,622,179
point in time
2002
1 reference
stated in
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47,859,311
point in time
2003
1 reference
stated in
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48,039,415
point in time
2004
1 reference
stated in
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48,138,077
point in time
2005
1 reference
stated in
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48,371,946
point in time
2006
1 reference
stated in
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48,597,652
point in time
2007
1 reference
stated in
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48,948,698
point in time
2008
1 reference
stated in
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49,182,038
point in time
2009
1 reference
stated in
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49,410,366
point in time
2010
1 reference
stated in
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49,779,440
point in time
2011
1 reference
stated in
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50,004,441
point in time
2012
1 reference
stated in
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50,219,669
point in time
2013
1 reference
stated in
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51,069,375
point in time
2015
1 reference
publisher
Statistics Korea
51,270,000
1 reference
publisher
The Korea Times
reference URL
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/biz/2017/08/367_235722.html
retrieved
31 August 2017
title
No. of seniors surpass the youth for 1st time: census (English)
contains administrative territorial entity
Seoul
start time
15 August 1949
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Busan
start time
1 January 1995
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Daegu
start time
1 January 1995
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Incheon
start time
1 January 1995
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Gwangju
start time
1 January 1995
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Daejeon
start time
1 January 1995
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Ulsan
start time
15 July 1995
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Sejong City
start time
1 July 2012
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Gyeonggi Province
start time
15 August 1948
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Gangwon Province
start time
15 August 1948
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North Chungcheong Province
start time
15 August 1948
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South Chungcheong Province
start time
15 August 1948
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North Jeolla Province
start time
15 August 1948
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South Jeolla Province
start time
15 August 1948
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North Gyeongsang Province
start time
15 August 1948
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South Gyeongsang Province
start time
15 August 1948
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Jeju Province
start time
1 July 2006
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located in time zone
Korea Standard Time
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UTC+09:00
start time
10 August 1961
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Asia/Seoul
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UTC+08:00
start time
1945
end time
21 March 1954
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UTC+08:30
start time
21 March 1954
end time
10 August 1961
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currency
South Korean won
start time
1945
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Korean mun
start time
1625
end time
1892
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Human Development Index
0.622
point in time
1980
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0.680
point in time
1985
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0.781
point in time
1995
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0.858
point in time
2005
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median income
40,861 United States dollar
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language used
Korean
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Jeju
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Korean Sign Language
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IPA transcription
ˈsøːɾkuɾɛɑ
language of work or name
Norwegian
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area
100,295±1 square kilometre
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location map
South Korea adm location map.svg
1,772 × 1,672; 382 KB
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flag
flag of South Korea
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flag image
Flag of South Korea.svg
900 × 600; 750 bytes
start time
30 May 2011
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Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg
900 × 600; 661 bytes
start time
21 February 1984
end time
October 1997
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Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg
900 × 600; 749 bytes
start time
October 1997
end time
30 May 2011
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Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg
900 × 600; 3 KB
start time
25 January 1950
end time
21 February 1984
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stated in
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg
900 × 600; 745 bytes
start time
15 August 1948
end time
25 January 1950
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coat of arms image
Emblem of South Korea.svg
1,772 × 1,777; 12 KB
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seal image
Seal of South Korea.svg
500 × 500; 6 KB
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page banner
Korea Banner 2.jpg
3,710 × 530; 1.74 MB
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