GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $1.164 trillion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $1.549 trillion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $31,700 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Seoul
Population (Estimated July 2012): 48,860,500
Area: 99,678 km2 or 38,486 mi2
Currency: (South Korean) won (W)
Official Language: Korean
Political Information: Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 26.3% of the population are Christian, 23.2% are Buddhist, 1.3% have other religious beliefs and 49.2 have no religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Hallasan at 1,950 m or 6,398 ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +9:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 9 provinces (do, singular and plural) and 7 metropolitan cities (gwangyoksi, singular and plural)
provinces: Chungbuk (North Chungcheong), Chungnam (South Chungcheong), Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang), Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang), Jeju, Jeonbuk (North Jeolla), Jeonnam (South Jeolla)
metropolitan cities: Busan (Pusan), Daegu (Taegu), Daejon (Taejon), Gwangju (Kwangju), Incheon (Inch'on), Seoul, Ulsan
Leaders: President Lee Myung-bak with Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik.
Additional: Gained independence from Japan on the 15th of August 1945.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Korea, South (Taehan Min’guk (Republic of Korea))
