Korea
Country
Key facts
- Currency: Korean won
- Capital city: Seoul
- Region: Eastern Asia
- Continent: Asia
- Land area: 97,600 km²
- Population: 51,628,117
- Political Leader: Yoon Suk-yeol (President)
Latest news
South Korean bus drivers return to work after strike causes rush-hour chaos
Read: Al Jazeera
2024-03-28
Seoul bus drivers strike over pay, snarling commute in South Korean capital
Read: CNBC News
2024-03-28
South Korean doctors' anger goes beyond medical student enrollment numbers
Read: Le Monde
2024-03-27
N. Korea says no interest in holding summit with Japan, rejects further talks
Read: France 24
2024-03-26
South Korean doctor dies, reportedly from overwork, as strike piles more pressure on healthcare system
Read: SCMP
2024-03-26
Asia markets mostly rise with Korea's Kospi hitting 2-year highs as investors digest economic data
Read: CNBC News
2024-03-26
South Korean soccer player detained in China over bribery allegations released after nearly 1 year
Read: Fox News
2024-03-25
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General information
Business
Central government debt | 48.96 % of GDP |
Expense | 30.49 % of GDP |
GDP | 1,673,920,000,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 5.09 annual % |
Self-employed | 23.45 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 16.73 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 2.86 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 18.59 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 16,030.00 km² |
Alternative and nuclear energy | 15.96 % of total energy use |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 569,682.00 kt |
Electricity production from coal sources | 43.08 % of total |
Electricity production from natural gas sources | 22.37 % of total |
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources | 0.39 % of total |
Electricity production from nuclear sources | 30.00 % of total |
Electricity production from oil sources | 2.28 % of total |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 1.50 % of total |
Net energy imports | 81.45 % of energy use |
Fertility rate | 0.81 births per woman |
Forest area | 62,770 km² |
Fossil fuel energy consumption | 81.03 % of total |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 56,606.20 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 39.90 years |
Methane emissions | 21,990.10 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 10,096.80 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 25,854,364 |
Male Population | 25,773,753 |
Renewable energy consumption | 3.63 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 86,793.40 km² |
Rural population | 9,588,890 |
Urban land area | 12,473.40 km² |
Urban population | 42,039,227 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 1.57 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 5.10 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 6.20 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 3,031.18 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 8.36 % of GDP |
Hospital beds | 12.43 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 84 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 28.60 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 100.00 % of population |
Individuals using the Internet | 97.17 % of population |
Net migration | 29,998 |
Press freedom | 3.14 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 569,000 |
Democracy score | 8.00 |
Democracy type | Flawed democracy |
Military expenditure | 2.72 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 18.64 % |
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