Korea, South

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Korea, South
Misc
Country CodeKR
Geography
Area (sq km)99,720
Coastline (km)2,413
Highest Point (m)1,950 (Halla-san)
Average Elevation (m)282
People
Population51,418,097
Median Age42.30
Growth Rate0.44 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)8.30
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)6.30
Urban Population81.50 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth31.00
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)11.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)7.40 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.37
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)11.50
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)4.70 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.30 %
School life (years)17
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)10.40 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)2.035 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)3.10 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)39,500
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)36.60 %

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