Monday, September 7, 2009

Eric Hung – Country Profile

Country Profile by Eric

Physical Geography

Official Name of Country: Republic of Korea

Climate: Temperate

Absolute Location: 37 00 N, 127 30 E

Relative Location: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

Political Geography

Type of Government: Republic

Major Political Parties: Democratic Party, Grand National Party, Liberty Forward Party and Renewal Korea Party

Capital: Seoul

International Organism Participation: ADB, APEC, APT, ARF, Australia Group, BIS, CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA, MIGA, NEA, NSG, , OECD, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

Cultural Geography

Official language: Korean

Other Languages Spoken: English

Ethnic Composition: Homogeneous

Major Religions: Christian 26.3%, Buddhist 23.2%

Population: 48,508,972

Population Growth Rate: 0.266%

Major Cites: Busan, Incheon, Daegu and Daejeon

Infant Mortality Rate: 4.26 deaths/1,000 live birth

Average Life Expectancy: 78.72 years

Economic Geography

GDP: 857.5 billion

Major Export and Imports: -Export: semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, computers, steel and ships –Import: machinery, electronics, oil, steel, organic chemicals, plastics

Balance of Trade: +6.1 billion

Historical Events:

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