People Korea, South
Population:
48,846,823 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 18.9% (male 4,844,083/female 4,368,139)
15-64 years: 71.9% (male 17,886,148/female 17,250,862)
65 years and over: 9.2% (male 1,818,677/female 2,678,914) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 35.2 years
male: 34.2 years
female: 36.3 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.42% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
10 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.11 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 6.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.04 years
male: 73.61 years
female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
8,300 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
Ethnic groups:
homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
Religions:
Christian 26%, Buddhist 26%, Confucianist 1%, no affiliation 46%, other 1%
Languages:
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.9%
male: 99.2%
female: 96.6% (2002)
2007-03-09 20:08:03
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answered by JJ 4
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i actually have an american friend living there teaching children to speak english. i just asked her and she said...................she said who cares. i am real sorry i couldn't help you.
2007-03-09 20:08:39
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answered by lucifer d 3
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