SOUTH KOREA

Official Name:
Daehan Minguk.

FLAG OF SOUTH KOREA

 LAYOUTS
• GEOGRAPHOICAL POSITION
• HISTORY
• ECONOMIC POSITION
• CULTURE & RELIGION
• ART & LITERATURE
• DEMOGRAPHY
• CLIMATE CONDITION
• SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• SPORTS AND RECREATION
GEOGRAPHICAL
POSITION
ATLAS POSITION
CITIES OF SOUTH KOREA
 Geographic position
of Korea
• Korea Location can be best described as in the
North eastern part of the Asian continent

• Korean location is between 33 degrees and 43

degrees in the Northern latitude and 124 degrees in
eastern Longitude.

• Russia, China and Japan are adjacent to Korea.

 Capital of south
Korea
Seoul
Seoul is also the largest city, situated on the
northwestern shores of River Han. Located about 30
miles to the south of the North Korean borders, the
city is also identified as the de-militarized center of
the Korean mainland.
 HISTORY

• There was no division between the South

and North Korea till 1945
• South Korea was formally proclaimed on
August 15 in the year of 1948.
• Korea had been invaded many times by
China and Japan.
• Citizens of South Korea had sleepless nights
owing to the devastating Korean War from
1950 to 1953.
• Political instability

• The Presidential election Act of 1987

• The Sixth Constitution was established in 1987
• It brought stability in the economy.
• South Korea has earned fame by hosting 1988
Summer Olympics and 2002 World Cup Soccer
Tournament.
ECONOMY
 ECONOMICAL POSITION

• 15th largest in the world.

• It is among the world's top exporters.
• South Korea's capital, Seoul, is a major
global city and a leading international
financial centre in Asia
 CURRENCY OF SOUTH
KOREA

•
South Korean won- ₩
 SOME CURRENCIES
₩1, ₩5, ₩10, ₩50, ₩100, ₩500
 CONVERSION RATE
• South Korean Won (W) per US$1 – 1,101.7
(2008 est.),

• The highest unit of the South Korea

Currency at present is the 10,000 Won
note that has the same value as 11 USD($)
 TRADE ORGANISATION
• South Korea is a member of the OECD
• It is the 7th largest
trading partner of the United States
• The 8th largest trading partner of the
European Union
 GDP (GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT)

( NOMINAL)

2008 estimate  -  Total $947 billion (15th)

 GDP(GROSS DOMESTIC
PRODUCT) PER CAPITA
BY GDP (PPP) per capita –  27,647 (32th)

BY GDP (nominal) per capita - $19,504 (36th)

 GDP GROWTH RATE

Country   
GDP 07 (Billions USD)  GDP 08 (Billions USD)   GDP growth  

South Korea 1,049.322 947.010 -9.75%

INFLATION RATE
2.5%
 South Korea Stock
Exchange
• The South Korea Stock Exchange stands in the 15th
position in the world
• The South Korea Stock Exchange is one of the oldest
stock markets in Asia
• The South Korea Stock Exchange market provides an
extensive field of opportunities to the stock brokers
and the traders
• Non South Korean citizen might have to go through
long procedures to buy the stocks in the South Korea
Stock Exchange
 MAIN INDUSTRIES OF
SOUTH KOREA
The major industries of South Korea have been
listed below
• Steel

• Automobiles

• Electronics
 MAIN ORGANISATIONS
OF SOUTH KOREA

•LG
(LIFE’S
GOOD)
•SAMSUNG
•HYUNDAI
 OTHER COMPANIES
• Able Cosmetic
• Asiana Airlines
• Dongkuk Steel
• Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co., Ltd
• Woori Financial Group
• Orion Confectionery
• LG.Philips LCD
• Korea Exchange Bank
 AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTS
• rice,
• root crops,
• barley,
• vegetables,
• fruit; cattle, pigs, chickens, milk,
• eggs; fish
 EXPORT OF SOUTH
KOREA
• semiconductors,
• LCD panel,
• mobile phone,
• computers related,
• television,
• and others (motor vehicle, steel, ships,
petrochemicals) .
 IMPORT OF THE SOUTH
KOREA
• machinery,
• electronics and electronic equipment,
• oil,
• steel,
• transport equipment
• organic chemicals
• plastics
 MAIN DESTINATION OF
EXPORTS
• CHINA (China is currently the biggest trading
partner and export market of South Korea)
• US
• JAPAN
• HONG KONG
CULTURE & RELIGION
CULTURE & RELIGION
 CULTURE….
• Culture of south Korea has influenced by china
• The industrialization and urbanization of South
Korea have brought many changes to the way
Korean people live
• Korea Clothing has its own uniqueness.
• They follow Buddhism religion.
ART & LITERATURE
 ART & LITERATURE
• Korea Art has a rich and archaic cultural history
that can be explicitly found in the traditional
paintings and artifacts of the country.
• It can be divided into the following parts
- Traditional Art
- Painting
- Calligraphy
- Pottery
 ART AND LITERATURE
• The major part of the Korean literature has been
written in Korean and Chinese language.
• The South Korean literature has a very dominating
influence of the Chinese culture and society. Most of
the texts in Korean Literature are written in the
Chinese language and it predominantly deals with
the characters and the plots of Chinese literature
• There are several forms of Korean literature. Some
of them are the following-
Hyangga, Modern Literature, Fiction.
 Population of south
Korea (DEMOGRAPHY)
• 0- 14 years – Female-4,262,873 Male- 4,714,103
• 15- 64 years- Female- 17,346,594 Male-
18,004,719
• 65 years and above- Female- 2,794,698 Male-
1,921,803

( census report of July, 2007, Korea population )

CLIMATIC CONDITION
 CLIMATIC CHANGES IN
KOREA
• South Korea has a humid continental climate and a
humid subtropical climate
• It is affected by the East Asian monsoon
• There are occasional typhoons that bring high winds
and floods
• Rainfall is concentrated in the summer months of
June through September
SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
 SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY
• South Korea has launched two satellites, Arirang-1 in 1999
and Arirang-2 in 2006
• Robotics has been included in the list of main national R&D
projects in Korea since 2003
• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
developed the world's second walking humanoid robot,HUBO
SPORTS AND
RECREATION
 SPORTS AND
RECREATION
• In 1988, South Korea hosted the Summer Olympics in Seoul
• In 2010, South Korea will host their first Formula One race
• In 2011, the South Korean city of Daegu will host the 2011
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
• In the 2002 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by South Korea
and Japan
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