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The Republic of Korea
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Flag Colors & Description

The South Korean flag is white with a red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the center, surrounded by four different black trigrams from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes), one in each corner.

People

Population: 48,846,823 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.42% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $1.18 trillion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $24,200 (2006 estimate)

Languages:
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school

Government

Capital: Seoul

Government type: republic

Geography

Natural Resources: coal, graphite, hydropower potential, lead, molybdenum, tungsten

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