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Population:
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22,697,553 (July 2004 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.6% (male 2,836,991; female 2,755,127)
15-64 years: 67.8% (male 7,575,590; female 7,812,878)
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 583,463; female 1,133,504) (2004 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 31.4 years
male: 30.2 years
female: 32.6 years (2004 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.98% (2004 est.)
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Birth rate:
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16.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Death rate:
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6.99 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.84 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 26.59 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.08 years
male: 68.38 years
female: 73.92 years (2004 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.2 children born/woman (2004 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA
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Nationality:
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noun: Korean(s)
adjective: Korean
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Ethnic groups:
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racially homogeneous; there is a small Chinese community and a few ethnic Japanese
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Religions:
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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
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Languages:
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Korean
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99%
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