About Korea

Location
: Eastern Asia
                  Southern half of the Korean Peninsula
                  bordering the East Sea and the Yellow
                  Sea
 
Capital : Seoul
 
Population : 48,598,175 (July 2004)
 
Ethnic Make-up : Homogeneous (except for abou
t 20,000 Chines)
 
Religions : No affiliation 46%
                   Christian 26%
                   Buddhist 26%
                   Confucianist 1%
                   Other 1%
 
Government : Republic