SOUTH KOREA SOUTH KOREA REGION ASIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 15 1948 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION FEBRUARY 23 1988 POPULATION 46884800 1999 EST AREA 38375 SQ MI CAPITAL SEOUL FORM OF GOVERNMENT REPUBLIC NATURAL RESOURCES TUNGSTEN COAL GRAPHITE LEAD HYDROELECTRIC POWER MAIN INDUSTRIES TEXTILES ELECTRONICS MOTOR VEHICLES CHEMICALS STEEL PRODUCTION SHOES FOOD PROCESSING SHIPBUILDING FISHING AGRICULTURE RICE VEGETABLES BARLEY FRUIT CATTLE PIGS POULTRY CURRENCY WON GDP 584.7 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 12600 1998 EST LANGUAGES KOREAN RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY BUDDHISM CONFUCIANISM TRADITIONAL ASIAN BELIEF SYSTEMS CHONDOGYO LITERACY RATE 98 LIFE EXPECTANCY 71 YEARS MALE 78 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 16 PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 PER 1000 POPULATION
