Реферат: Economy in South Korea

South Korea , officially the Republic of Korea (ROK) . Currency South Korean Won (W)

Geography

Area: 98,480 sq. km. (38,023 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Indiana.

Cities (2010):Capital-Seoul (10.5 million).Other major cities-Busan (3.6 million), Daegu (2.5 million), Incheon (2.7 million), Gwangju (1.4 million), Daejeon (1.4 million), Ulsan (1.1 million).

People

Nationality:Korean(s).

Population (2010): 48,636,068.

Annual population growth rate (2010): 0.258%.

Ethnic groups: Korean; small Chinese minority (about 20,000).

Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, Confucianism, Chondogyo.

Language: Korean; English widely taught in junior high and high school.

Education:Years compulsory-9.Enrollment-11.5 million.Attendance-middle school 99%, high school 95%.Literacy-98%.

Health (2010):Infant mortality rate-4.24/1,000.Life expectancy-78.81 yrs. (men 75.56 yrs.; women 82.28 yrs).

Total labor force (2010): 24.37 million.

Labor force by occupation (2007):Services-67.7%;industry-25.1%;agriculture-7.2%.

Government

Type: Republic with powers shared between the president, the legislature, and the courts.

Liberation: August 15, 1945.

Constitution: July 17, 1948; last revised 1987.

Branches:Executive-President (chief of state); Prime Minister (head of government).Legislative-unicameral National Assembly.Judicial-Supreme Court and appellate courts; Constitutional Court.

Subdivisions: Nine provinces, seven administratively separate cities (Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan).

Political parties: Grand National Party (GNP); Democratic Party (DP), formerly known as United Democratic Party (UDP); Liberty Forward Party (LFP); New Progressive Party (NPP); Pro-Park Alliance (PPA); Renewal Korea Party (RKP).

Suffrage: Universal at 19.

Government budget (2010):Expenditures-$227.2 billion.

Defense (2009): 2.5% of GDP.

Economy

GDP (purchasing power parity in 2010): $1.364 trillion.

Real GDP growth rate: 2008, 5.1%; 2009, 2.3%; 2010, 0.2%.

GDP per capita (2010, current U.S. $): $17,074.

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