Korea, Republic of (South)     [58]
(Independent in 1948 from Japan)
ISO COUNTRY CODE: KR
LAND AREA: 98445 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

>17,000	>10,000	>1,000	>100	>10	>1	<1	Unknown	TOTAL
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

DEMOGRAPHY
  POPULATION: 45545000 (1996)
  DENSITY: 463 persons/sq. km    GROWTH RATE: 2%/year
  POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 18%
  URBAN POP: 80% (1994), versus 28% (1960), Annual Growth: 2.3%
  LIFE EXPECTANCY: 71.5 years,  ADULT LITERACY: 97.9%
  INFANT MORTALITY: 10 per/1000 (1994), versus 85 (1960)
  HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.890

ECONOMY
  GNP: US$366.5 billion, Annual GNP Growth Rate 1980-1993: 8.7%,  Annual Growth Rate GNP/Capita: 8.2%
  GDP/Capita: $5210  GDP/Capita PPP: $10656
  GDP/Capita: 1960 $520, 1970 $967, 1980 $1953, 1990 $4132
  OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $58 million

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
  TOTAL FOREST AREA: 7626,000 ha, 77.2% of land area, 0.2 ha/capita
  NATURAL FOREST AREA: 6226,000 ha
  ARABLE LAND: 19.0% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
  ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 4174 kw-hr/capita, versus 298 kw-hr/cap (1970)
  TRADITIONAL FUEL CONSUMPTION: 1% (1993), versus 16% (1973)
  INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 1.5,000 cu.m/cap/year
  SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 59 kg/cap/year, CHANGE SINCE 1980-82: 35%
  CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 12%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: