Country (long form) Republic of Korea Capital Seoul Total Area 38,023.34 sq mi 98,480.00 sq km (slightly larger than Indiana) Population 47,904,370 (July 2001 est.) Estimated Population in 2050 51,147,663 Languages Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school Literacy 98.0% total, 99.3% male, 96.7% female (1995 est.) Religions Christian 49%, Buddhist 47%, Confucianist 3%, Shamanist, Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way), and other 1% Life Expectancy 70.97 male, 78.74 female (2001 est.) Government Type republic Currency 1 South Korean won (W) = 100 chun (theoretical) GDP (per capita) $16,100 (2000 est.) Industry electronics, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel, textiles, clothing, footwear, food processing Agriculture rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs; fish Arable Land 19% Natural Resources coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential     Also available from this page: