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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	8.72	Per 1000 Inhabitants	214	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.15	Per 1000 Inhabitants	161	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	4.24	Per 1000 Live Births	203	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	78.81	Years	40	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	0.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	85	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.26	Percent	175	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.22	Born per Woman	218	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	440000	Gigawatt hour	10	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	34760	1 Mil. Cubic metre	25	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	443	1 Mil. Cubic metre	67	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	0.20	Percent	108	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	28000	Dollar	49	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	1364000	Million dollar	13	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-7.50	Percent	127	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	2.80	Percent	91	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	2175	1000 Barrel per day	11	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	30.44	1000 Barrel per day	70	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	4.10	Percent	36	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	99720	Square kilometer	108			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	152			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	500		94			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	13000		93			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	48636068		26			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia	dialogue partner
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures	partner
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries	associate
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters	partner
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation	observer
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
ASEAN Regional Forum	to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Conference of Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia	promoting a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security, and stability in Asia
Colombo Plan	to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
East Asia Summit	to promote cooperation in political and security issues;to promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic integration and growth;to eradicate poverty and narrow the development gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Force	to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Group of 20	to promote open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on any issues related to global economic stability;helps to support growth and development across the globe
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Energy Agency	to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;established by the OECD
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Integration Association	to promote freer regional trade
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara	to supervise the cease-fire and conduct a referendum in Western Sahara;established by the UN Security Council
Nuclear Energy Agency	to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and assist in reestablishing Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Mission in Liberia	to support the cease-fire agreement and peace process, protect UN facilities and people, support humanitarian activities, and assist in national security reform
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan	to observe the 1949 India-Pakistan cease-fire;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire	to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Zangger Committee	to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)

Names (5)

South Korea : Name
Republic of Korea : Longname
Han'guk : Name
- Local
Taehan-min'guk : Longname
- Local
ROK : Abbreviation

Description

An independent Korean state or collection of states has existed almost continuously for several millennia. Between its initial unification in the 7th century - from three predecessor Korean states - until the 20th century, Korea existed as a single independent country. In 1905, following the Russo-Japanese War, Korea became a protectorate of imperial Japan, and in 1910 it was annexed as a colony. Korea regained its independence following Japan's surrender to the United States in 1945. After World War II, a Republic of Korea (ROK) was set up in the southern half of the Korean Peninsula while a Communist-style government was installed in the north (the DPRK). During the Korean War (1950-53), US troops and UN forces fought alongside soldiers from the ROK to defend South Korea from DPRK attacks supported by China and the Soviet Union. An armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarized zone at about the 38th parallel. Thereafter, South Korea achieved rapid economic growth with per capita income rising to roughly 14 times the level of North Korea. In 1993, KIM Young-sam became South Korea's first civilian president following 32 years of military rule. South Korea today is a fully functioning modern democracy. In June 2000, a historic first North-South summit took place between the South's President KIM Dae-jung and the North's leader KIM Jong Il. In October 2007, a second North-South summit took place between the South's President ROH Moo-hyun and the North Korean leader. Harsh rhetoric and unwillingness by North Korea to engage with President LEE Myung-bak following his February 2008 inauguration has strained inter-Korean relations.