South Korea Fact Sheet
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| South Korea Country Formation Date | 1945 | South Korea | Japan | August 15, 1945 |
Database: World Gold Mining Production By Country
| Record Name | Country | Metal | 1999 (Kilograms) | 2000 (Kilograms) | 2001 (Kilograms) | 2002 (Kilograms) | 2003 (Kilograms) | Source |
| Gold production for Korea, Republic of8 | South Korea | Gold | 25,730 | 22,608 | 28,595 | 26,181 | 27,000 | United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program |
Database: List of largest world corporations by market capitalization
| Record Name | Company | Country | Industry | Market Value (March 2007, USD million) | Revenue (2006 USD billion) | Source |
| Market capitalization for Samsung Electronics | Samsung Electronics | South Korea | Consumer electronics, Telecommunications | 98,908 | 62.7 (~) | Wikipedia - Financial Times |
Database: Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Selected Cities
| Record Name | City | Country | Region | Total Cost (US$ per sq. m) | Rent (Total Cost (US$ per sq. m)) | Other Expenses (US$ per sq. m) | Source |
| Average Real Estate Rental Cost for Seoul | Seoul | South Korea | Asia | 613 | 457 | 156 | Cushman & Wakefield |
Database: World's Tallest Buildings
| Record Name | City | Country | Height in Meters | Height in Feet |
| Seoul Tower | Seoul | South Korea | 237 | 778 |
Database: Local Names of World Countries
| Record Name | Country | Local Name |
| South Korea | South Korea | Han-guk |
Database: Unemployment rate for world countries
| Record Name | Country | Rate (Percent) | Note | Source |
| Unemployment rate for South Korea | South Korea | 3.30 | December 2006 est. | Wikipedia |
Database: Legal Driving Blood Alcohol Limits
| Record Name | Country | Region | Blood Alcohol Limit (Percent) |
| Driving Blood Alcohol Limit for South Korea | South Korea | Asia | 0.053 |
Database: List of countries by train railway track length
| Record Name | Country | Year Reported | Transportation Type | Railway Length (km) | Source |
| South Korea Railway Length | South Korea | 2005 | Train | 3,392 | Wikipedia |
Database: List of longest suspension bridge spans
| Record Name | Year Constructed | Country | Bridge | Location | Length (Meters) | Length (Feet) | Note | Source |
| Gwangan Bridge | 2002 | South Korea | Gwangan Bridge | Busan, South Korea | 500 | 1,640 | Wikipedia | |
| Namhae Bridge | 1973 | South Korea | Namhae Bridge | Namhae, South Korea | 404 | 1,325 | Wikipedia | |
| Yeongjong Grand Bridge (the largest self-anchored suspension bridge) | 2000 | South Korea | Yeongjong Grand Bridge (the largest self-anchored suspension bridge) | Incheon, South Korea | 300 | 984 | Wikipedia |
Database: World Wide Shortwave Radio Stations
| Record Name | Language | City | Country | Media | kHz |
| Radio Korea | Seoul | South Korea | Radio | 9525 |
Database: Top Supercomputers of the world
| Record Name | Year | Country | Manufacturer | Source | Site | Processors | Rmax (GFlops) | Rpeak (GFlops) |
| Cray X1E (4GB) | 2005 | South Korea | Cray Inc. | Top 500 Supercomputer Sites (June 2007) | Korea Meteorological Administration | 1020 | 15706 | 18442 |
Database: World's Largest Newspapers by Circulation
| Record Name | Country | Language | Region | Source | Newspaper | Rank | Circulation (thousands) |
| The Chosun Ilbo Newspaper Circulation | South Korea | Korean | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | The Chosun Ilbo | 12 | 2,378 |
| The Joongang Ilbo Newspaper Circulation | South Korea | Korean | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | The Joongang Ilbo | 16 | 2,084 |
| The Dong-A Ilbo Newspaper Circulation | South Korea | Korean | Asia | World Press Trends, the World Association of Newspapers, 2005 | The Dong-A Ilbo | 17 | 2,052 |
Database: Coin Mints of the World
| Record Name | Country | City | Address |
| Seoul Mint | South Korea | Seoul | Korea Mint Corp., 501-1 Daeheung-Dong, 300 Daejeon, Seoul, Republic of Korea |
Database: Coastline of world countries
| Record Name | Country | Coastline (KM) |
| South Korea Ocean Coastline Length | South Korea | 2,413 |
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