Imports
$524.4 billion (2011 est.)Exports
$556.5 billion (2011 est.)Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4% (2011 est.)Unemployment rate
3.4% (2011 est.)GDP - per capita (PPP)
$32,100 (2011 est.)National product real growth rate
6.1% (2010 est.)Internet users
39.4 million (2009)Telephones - mobile cellular
50.767 million (2009)Population growth rate
0.204% (2012 est.)Population
48,860,500 (July 2012 est.)About this country
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Historical background
An independent Korean state or collection of states has existed almost continuously for several millennia.
Between its initial unification in the 7th century - from three predecessor Korean states - until the 20th century, Korea existed as a single country.
It became a Chinese tributary state in 1392 with the formation of the Choson Dynasty.
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Economic overview
Since the 1960s, South Korea has achieved an incredible record of growth and global integration to become a high-tech industrialized economy.
Four decades ago, GDP per capita was comparable with levels in the poorer countries of Africa and Asia.
In 2004, South Korea joined the trillion dollar club of world economies, and currently is among the world's 20 largest economies.
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