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Korea, South
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Last Updated: Jan 21st, 2009 - 22:25:00 |
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Population:
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48,598,175 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.4% (male 5,223,344; female 4,681,594)
15-64 years: 71.4% (male 17,625,302; female 17,072,029)
65 years and over: 8.2% (male 1,597,085; female 2,398,821) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 33.7 years
male: 32.8 years
female: 34.7 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.62% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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12.33 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.09 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 6.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.64 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 75.58 years
male: 71.96 years
female: 79.54 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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1.56 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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8,300 (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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200 (2003 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
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Ethnic groups:
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homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
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Religions:
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no affiliation 46%, Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, other 1%
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Languages:
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Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002)
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