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About Korea

General Information
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South Korea Overview

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  • Country Name                               Republic of Korea

  • Capital City                                    Seoul (since 1394)

  • National Anthem                            Aegugga

  • National Flag                                 Taegeukgi

  • National Flower                              Mugunghwa (Rose of Sharon)

  • Language                                       Korean; Hangeul

  • Lande Size                                     South Korea only 100,284km2

  • Geographical Location                  The Korean Peninsula

  • Standard Time                                9 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time

  • Population                                       51.47 million (2017 estimate)

  • Political System                               Free democracy; Presidential system

  • President                                         Moon Jae-In (since 2017)

  • Economic Indicator (2017)

       - GDP: US$ 1,530.2 billion

       - Per Capita GNI: US$ 29,745 (BOK, Band of Korea)

       - Currency: Won(US$1 = 1,150 won; floating exchange rate)

       - GDP growth rate: 3.1%       

Economy

GDP

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(Unit: Hundreds of millions Dollar / Source: Bank of Korea)​

Per-Capita GNI

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(Unit: Dollar / Source: Bank of Korea)

Export

<South Korea’s leading export items and export amounts>

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(Unit: Millions of dollars / Source: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)

FTA

FDI (Foreign direct Investment) Inflows

<Foreign Direct Investment in Korea>

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(Unit: Millions of dollars / Source: Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy)

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