- Achieved a place in top 15 global economies, and has stayed there
- 8th in terms of ‘Ease of Doing Business’
- Smartphone penetration: 97%.
- Internet speeds (top 3 in world for last 10 years)
- Population: 49.8m
- GDP per capita: $22,424 ($2,300 in 1980)
- GDP growth (2011): 3.6%
- Inflation (2011): 4.0%
- Key cities: Seoul (9.8m); Busan (3.4m); Incheon (2.5m)
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