My World Factbook
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People
22,757,275 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
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0-14 years: 21.3% (male 2,440,439/female 2,376,557)
15-64 years: 69.4% (male 7,776,889/female 7,945,399)
65 years and over: 9.4% (male 820,504/female 1,305,557) (2010 est.)
total: 33.9 years
male: 32.5 years
female: 35.2 years (2010 est.)
0.389% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
14.58 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
-0.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
urban population: 63% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 50.15 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 51
male: 57.39 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 42.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 64.13 years
country comparison to the world: 170
male: 61.53 years
female: 66.89 years (2010 est.)
1.94 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way)
note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
Korean
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%
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