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South Korea
a republic in NE Asia: established as a republic in 1948; invaded by North Korea and Chinese Communists in 1950 but division remained unchanged at the end of the war (1953); includes over 3000 islands; rapid industrialization. Language: Korean. Religions: Buddhist, Confucianist, Shamanist, and Chondokyo. Currency: won. Capital: Seoul. Pop.: 47 950 000 (2004 est.). Area: 98 477 sq. km (38 022 sq. miles) Korea, South Official name: Republic of Korea Capital city: Seoul Internet country code: .kr Flag description: White with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center; there is a different black trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the white field National anthem: “Aegukga” (Love the Country) National flower: Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Syriacus L.) Geographical description: Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea Total area: 38,022 sq. mi. (98,477 sq. km.) Climate: Temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter Nationality: noun: Korean(s); adjective: Korean Population: 49,044,790 (July 2007 CIA est.) Ethnic groups: Korean; small Chinese minority Languages spoken: Korean, English Religions: Christian 26.3% (Protestant 19.7%, Roman Catholic 6.6%), Buddhist 23.2%, other or unknown 1.3%, none 49.3% Legal Holidays:
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