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|pop         =52,500,000 (2020)

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|gdp         =$1.276 trillion

|gdp         =1,600,000,000,000 (2020)

|gdp-year =2008

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|gdp-pc         =$26,277

|gdp-pc         =$30,476

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The '''Republic of Korea''', commonly called '''South Korea''', is a democratic ally of the U.S. in East Asia. Its capital is [[Seoul]], and it shares a border—the most heavily fortified border in the world—with [[North Korea]].<ref>http://www.sofmag.com/news/permalink/2006/10/10/2132098393004.html</ref>  South Korea was formed in 1945 after the Japanese colonial control was ended, and the Communists took control of the north, dividing Korea along the 38th parallel according to an agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

The '''Republic of Korea''', commonly called '''South Korea''', is a democratic ally of the U.S. in East Asia. Its capital is [[Seoul]], and it shares a border—the most heavily fortified border in the world—with [[North Korea]].<ref>http://www.sofmag.com/news/permalink/2006/10/10/2132098393004.html</ref>  South Korea was formed in 1945 after the Japanese colonial control was ended, and the Communists took control of the north, dividing Korea along the 38th parallel according to an agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

*South Korea, a robust [[democracy]] since 1987, has embraced the [[free market]] and grown to become the world's 13th-largest economy, a leader in consumer electronics and home to the fastest [[internet]] connections on the planet.

*South Korea, a robust [[democracy]] since 1987, has embraced the [[free market]] and grown to become the world's 12th-largest economy, a leader in consumer electronics and home to the fastest [[internet]] connections on the planet.

==Geography==

==Geography==