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Capitale: Seoul Popolazione: 48,9 mln Superficie: 98.480 km2 Lingue:
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Japan controlled Korea up until the end of World War II; at the end of this era, the United States and the Soviet Union agreed to divide the country into two sections by splitting it at the 38th parallel, with the Soviet Union influencing northern Korea and the United States presence in the south
Exact population: 48,860,500 (July 2011 est.) Literacy: Total population: 97.9%; male: 99.2%; female: 96.6% Ethnicities: Homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese) Land boundaries: Total: 238 km; border countries: North Korea 238 km Terrain: Mostly hills and mountains; wide coastal plains in west and south Extremes: Lowest point: Sea of Japan 0 m; highest point: Halla-san 1,950 m Imports: Japan 20.6%, China 13.2%, US 12.9%, Saudi Arabia 5.3% (2004) Exports: China 19.7%, US 17%, Japan 8.6%, Hong Kong 7.2% (2004) Industries: Electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel