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Attribute
Korea, South
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Taiwan
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Geography
Area (km²)99,72035,980
ContinentAsiaAsia
Land area (km²)96,92032,260
Water area (km²)2,8003,720
Land boundaries (km)2370
Border countries
  • North Korea
-
Coastline (km)2,4131566.3
Mean elevation (m)2821,150
Lowest point (m)00
Highest point (m)1,9503,952
People
Population51,835,11023,603,049
Official languagesArray of values
  • Mandarin Chinese
ReligionProtestantBuddhist
Government
Long country nameRepublic of Korea-
Short country nameSouth KoreaTaiwan
Long local nameTaehan-min'guk-
Short local nameHan'gukTaiwan
Former name-
  • Formosa
Government typePresidential republicSemi-presidential republic
CapitalSeoulTaipei
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,035,000,000,0001,189,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)1,540,000,000,000572,600,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)3.12.9
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)39,50050,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)36.634.9
Labor force27,750,00011,780,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.73.8
Population below poverty line (%)14.41.5
Budget revenues (USD)357,100,000,00091,620,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)335,800,000,00092,030,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.62-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)23.216
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.4-0.1
Public debt (% of GDP)39.535.7
Inflation rate (%)1.91.1
Central bank discount rate (%)1.51.38
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)3.482.63
Stock of narrow money (USD)793,900,000,000560,900,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)793,900,000,000560,900,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)2,986,000,000,000880,800,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,305,000,000,000851,200,000,000
Current account balance (USD)78,460,000,00082,880,000,000
Exports (USD)577,400,000,000349,800,000,000
Imports (USD)457,500,000,000259,000,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)389,200,000,000456,700,000,000
External debt (USD)384,600,000,000181,900,000,000
National currencySouth Korean wonNew Taiwan dollars
National currency (code)KRWTWD
National currency (symbol)NT$
National currency rate to USD130.68



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