South Korea
Presentation
Capital: Seoul
Population
Buddhism 43.0%, Christianity 34.5%, Catholic 20.6%, Others 1.9%.
Local time:
It is %T:%M %A in SeoulExchange rate on :
Country overview
A model of an economy turned towards exports.
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.
14°
Low: 7° | High: 13°
Sunrise: 7:00 am | Sunset: 5:31 pm
Source: Yahoo Weather
Telecommunication
To call from South Korea, dial 001, 002, 008, 00365, 00700
To call in South Korea, dial 82
Indicator of economic freedom
- Score:
- 67.9/100
- Position:
- Moderatly free
- World Rank:
- 41 out of 157
- Regional Rank:
- 7 out of 30
Distribution of Economic freedom in the world
Source: 2008 Index of Economic freedom, Heritage Foundation
Country risk
See the country risk analysis from provided by Ducroire.
Indicator of political freedom
- Political freedom:
- 1/7
- Civil liberties:
- 2/7
- Ranking:
- Free
Map of freedom 2007
Source: Freedom House
Indicator of freedom of the press
- World Rank:
- 39/169
- Evolution:
- 8 places down compared to 2006
Source: Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007, Reporters Without Borders
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