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Transnational_issues of Korea South

Disputes - international:Military Demarcation Line within the 4-km wide Demilitarized Zone has separated North from South Korea since 1953; periodic incidents with North Korea in the Yellow Sea over the Northern Limiting Line, which South Korea claims as a maritime boundary; South Korea and Japan claim Liancourt Rocks (Tok-do/Take-shima), occupied by South Korea since 1954

Korea South Quickstats

  • Population: 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 98,480 sq km
  • Density: 480 /km² (19th)
  • GDP (total): $1.196 trillion[¹] (11th)
  • GDP (per capita): $24,500 (34th)
  • Literacy: 97.9%

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  • Currency: South Korean won (KRW)
  • Dial code: +82

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