KMK: Korea Facts

I thought it would be interesting to post some facts about Korea that you might not know. This way you will be ready for the Jeopardy Catergory or Trivia Pursuit game.

Borders
East – Japan (across the east sea)
West – China (across the west sea)
North- North Korea

President
Lee Myung Bak

Population of Seoul
City Proper 10,300,000
Metro area 19,900,000

Country Population
48,800,000

Currency
Korean Won (KRW)

Currency Denominations
Notes – 10,000 5,000 1,000
Coins – 500 100 50 10

Highest Mountain
Hallasan stands 1,950 meters on Jeju island

Longest River
Naktong river 521 kilometers

Capital City
Seoul – which means the capital in the korean language

Four Trigrams
lll Force – Geon = Heaven
__ Field – gon = Earth
_ l _ Gorge – gam = water
l _ l Radiance – ri = Fire

Flag
Named taegeukgi, the flag’s white background sympbolizes purity and peace, the blue represents the negative universal aspects and the red signifies the positive aspects. Together they repersent a continous movement within infinity.

Life Expectancy
76

GDP per Capita
US $19,600

Literacy Percent
98%

Religion
Christian, Buddhist

Area
99,250 Square Kilometers