South Korea
By: Angela Vo 3rd block, 3/21/2016
Political Information
Type of Government: Constitutional republic
Head of State: President Park Geun-hye
Head of Government: Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn
- South Korea was colonized once by Japan.
Demographic Information
Country's population: 49,115,196
Official language: Korean (Hangul)
Religions: Christianity (32%total); Roman Catholic (8%); Protestant (24%); Buddhism (24%); No religious beliefs (over 40%)
Life expectancy: 78 (male); 85 (female)
Literacy rate: 94% (male); 97% (female)
HDI: 15 of 187 countries
Economic Information
Currency: Won
Exchange rate with US Dollar: 1 won= $0.00086
Total GDP: $1,786 billions
Per capita GDP: $35,400
Main economic activities: Manufacturing(electronics, automobiles) and service occupations