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  1. Date of Independence: August 15, 1948
  2. Date of Current Constitution: February 23, 1988
  3. Population: 46,884,800 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 38,375 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Seoul
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: tungsten, coal, graphite, lead, hydroelectric power
  8. Main Industries: textiles, electronics, motor vehicles, chemicals, steel production, shoes, food processing, shipbuilding, fishing
  9. Agriculture: rice, vegetables, barley, fruit, cattle, pigs, poultry
  10. Currency: won
  11. GDP: $584.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $12,600 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Korean
  14. Religions: Christianity, Buddhism, Confucianism, traditional Asian belief systems, Chondogyo
  15. Literacy Rate: 98%
  16. Life Expectancy:    71 years (male)
  17.                 78 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 16 per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 6 per 1,000 population