Monetary & Banking 

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Korea
conventional short form: South Korea
local long form: Taehan-min'guk

 

 

Capital:

Seoul

 

 

Location:

Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea

 

Area:

total: 98,480 sq km
land: 98,190 sq km
water: 290 sq km

 

Population:

48,598,175 (July 2004 est.)

 

Languages:

Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school

 

Economy- Overview:

 

Industries:

electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel

 

Exports - commodities:

Semiconductors, wireless telecommunications equipment, motor vehicles, computers, steel, ships, petrochemicals

 

Imports - commodities:

machinery, electronics and electronic equipment, oil, steel, transport equipment, organic chemicals, plastics

 

Exchange rates:

 

 

 

 

 

Korean Government http://www.korea.net Central Government Complex http://www.chungsa.go.kr/index_en.htm Chong Wa Dae (The Blue House) http://english.president.go.kr/ The Board of Audit and Inspection http://www.bai.go.kr/gamsa/plsql/ pr_eindex National Intelligence Service   http://www.nis.go.kr/app/eng/index Office of the Prime Minister http://opm.go.kr/warp/webapp/home/ en_home Ministry of Planning and Budget http://www.mpb.go.kr/english.html Ministry of Legislation http://www.moleg.go.kr/english/ Ministry of Patriots & Veterans Affairs http://english.mpva.go.kr/ Ministry of Finance and Economy http://english.mofe.go.kr/main.php National Tax Service http://www.nta.go.kr/eng/default.html Korea Customs Service http://www.customs.go.kr/eng/ Public Procurement Service http://www.pps.go.kr/neweng/ National Statistical Office http://www.nso.go.kr/eng/index.shtml Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) http://www.kiep.go.kr/eng/e_index.asp Korea Stock Exchange   http://www.kse.or.kr/webeng/index.jsp Ministry of Education & Human Resources Development http://www.moe.go.kr/en/index.html Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) http://eng.kedi.re.kr/ Korea Research Foundation   http://www.krf.or.kr/new/eng/main.html Ministry of National Unification http://www.unikorea.go.kr/en/ Korea Institute for National Unification   http://www.kinu.or.kr/eng/main/index.asp   Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade http://www.mofat.go.kr/en/ Korean Consulate General in New York http://www.koreanconsulate.org/english/ Korean Missions Abroad http://www.mofat.go.kr/mission /missions_map_en.mof Ministry of Justice   http://www.moj.go.kr/english/ index.php Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office http://eng.sppo.go.kr/ Korean Institute of Criminology http://www.kic.re.kr/eng/e_main.php Immigration Bureau     Ministry of National Defense   http://www.mnd.go.kr/ The Republic of Korea Air Force http://www.airforce.mil.kr Ministry of Government Administration & Home Affairs   http://www.mogaha.go. kr/warp/webapp/home/en_home National Police Agency http://www.police.go.kr/eng/index.jsp Korea Institute of Public Administration http://www.kipa.re.kr/eng/ Korea Local Authorities Foundation for International Relations http://www.klafir.or.kr/eng/index_e.htm Korea Research Institute for Local Administration http://www.krila.re.kr/index.html Ministry of Science & Technology http://was.most.go.kr/most/ english/index.jsp Korea Meteorological Administration http://www.kma.go.kr/kmas/kma/ english/main.html Korea Institute of Science and Technology http://www.kist.re.kr/En/index.asp Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology http://www.kaist.edu/ Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science http://www.kriss.re.kr/kriss2004/ english/index.html Korea Information & Communication Standards   Korea Institute of Machinery and Metals http://www.kimm.re.kr/english/index.php Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety http://www.kins.re.kr/english/index.asp Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute http://www.kaeri.re.kr/engnew/ Korea Institute of Energy Research http://www.kier.re.kr/english/index.html Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources http://www.kigam.re.kr/english/ index.html Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute http://www.keri.re.kr/english/index.html Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology http://www.krict.re.kr/eng/ Kwangju Institute of Science & Technology http://www2.gist.ac.kr/ Korea Aerospace Research Institute http://www.kari.re.kr/jsp/ english/re1205_home.htm Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology http://www.kribb.re.kr Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information http://www.kisti.re.kr/kisti/english/ index_english.jsp Science and Technology Policy Institute http://www.stepi.re.kr:8080/ Korea Basic Science Institute http://blue.kbsi.re.kr/english/index.php Korea Cancer Center Hospital http://www.kcch.re.kr Korea Astronomy Observatory http://www.kao.re.kr/html/english/ index.html Korea Institute for Advanced Study(KIAS)   http://www.kias.re.kr/en/index.jsp Ministry of Culture & Tourism   Cultural Properties Administration http://www.ocp.go.kr/english /indexe6.html Korea Culture & Art Foundation (KCAF) http://www.kcaf.or.kr/ehome3 /emain.htm Korea National Tourism Organization http://www.knto.or.kr/eng/english0.jsp National Museum of Contemporary Art http://www.moca.go.kr/Modern/eng/ National Museum of Korea http://www.museum.go.kr/eng/center.jsp Seoul Arts Center http://www.sac.or.kr/eng/ Foundation for the Rural Youth http://www.fry.or.kr/english/president.asp Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry http://english.maf.go.kr/index.jsp Rural Development Administration http://home.rda.go.kr/eng/index.asp Korea Forest Service http://www.foa.go.kr/2003_forest/eng/ index.htm Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) http://www.kfri.re.kr/newekfri/ National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology http://www.niast.go.kr/english/main.asp Agricultural and Fishery Marketing Corporation http://www.afmc.co.kr/eng Korea Rural Economic Institute   http://www.krei.re.kr/en/en_index.htm Ministry of Commerce, Industry & Energy   http://www.mocie.go.kr/eng/default.asp Small & Medium Business Administration http://www.smba.go.kr/main/english/index.jsp Korean Intellectual Property Office http://www.kipo.go.kr/kpo/user.tdf?a =user.eng.main.BoardApp Korean Marketplace http://en.bestsme.com/ Korea Trade & Investment Promotion Agency http://www.kotra.or.kr/eng/ Korea Gas Corporation http://www.kogas.or.kr/ENG/main.jsp Korea Electric Power Corporation http://www.kepco.co.kr/en/ Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation & Planning http://www.itep.re.kr Korea Industrial Safety Corporation http://kesco.or.kr/english/ Korea Resources Corporation http://www.kores.or.kr/english/ Korea International Trade Association http://www.kita.org/ Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry http://english.korcham.net/ Korea National Oil Corporation http://www.knoc.co.kr/stat/eng/index.htm Korea Export Insurance Corporation http://www.keic.or.kr/homepage2/ english/INDEX.HTML Korea Energy Management Corporation http://www.kemco.or.kr/english/index.asp The Federation of Korean Industries   http://www.fki.or.kr/en Ministry of Information & Communications   http://www.mic.go.kr/eng/index.jsp National Computerization Agency (NCA) http://www.nca.or.kr/eindex.htm Korea Information Society Development Institute http://www.kisdi.re.kr/wwbs/eng/ main.html Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute http://www.etri.re.kr/e_etri/index.php Korea Network Information Center http://www.nic.or.kr/www/english/ Telecommunications Technology Association http://www.tta.or.kr/English/new/ main/index.htm Korea IT Industry Promotion Agency   http://www.kipa.or.kr/kipahome/kipaweb/ english/index.html Ministry of Health and Welfare   http://english.mohw.go.kr/index.jsp Korea Food & Drug Administration http://www.kfda.go.kr/english/english.html Ministry of Environment http://eng.me.go.kr/ Environmental Management Corporation http://www.emc.or.kr/english/main.htm Korea Resources Recovery & Reutilization Corporation http://www.envico.or.kr/envico/english_html/ corporation_vision.html info.asp Korea Environment Institute   Ministry of Labor http://www.molab.go.kr:8787/English/ index.jsp Korea Labor Welfare Corporation http://www.welco.or.kr/english/e_main.asp /files/main/emain.asp Korea Labor Institute http://www.kli.re.kr/20_english/index.asp Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency http://www.kosha.or.kr/english /english.htm Ministry of Gender Equality   http://www.moge.go.kr/eng/ index(eng)2.jsp Ministry of Construction & Transportation http://www.moct.go.kr/EngHome/ index.htm Korean National Railroad http://www.korail.go.kr/ROOT/ main-top.top?lang=eng Korea Water Resources Corporation (KOWACO) http://english.kowaco.or.kr/ Korea Highway Corporation (KHC) http://www.freeway.co.kr/eng/html/ Corporation/sub01_01.html Korea Airport Construction Authority (KOACA) http://www.airport.or.kr/Eng/home.jsp Korea Land Corporation http://www.iklc.com/ Korea National Housing Corporation http://www.jugong.co.kr/ bojo/engl/f_engl_main.html f_engl_main.html Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries http://www.momaf.go.kr/eng/ National Maritime Police Agency http://www.nmpa.go.kr/english/ main.asp Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute http://www.kordi.re.kr/eng/ National Fisheries Research & Development Institute http://www.nfrda.re.kr/english/ new_english/index.php National Oceanographic Research Institute http://www.nori.go.kr/english/main.asp   Others   Korean Exhibition Calendar in COEX Korea Exhibition Calendar Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Korea Federation of Textile Industries Small and Medium Business Administration of Korea Korea International Trade Association Association of State Offices in Korea Korea National Tourism Organization Korean Air Hotel 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