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DENSELY POPULATED PROSPEROUS NATION

With nearly 50 million people, but a lower birth rate than Japan!

The capital Seoul with over 22 million in the urban area ranks 4th in the world. Only 35 miles from DMZ!

Slightly larger than Indiana

No, Washington D.C. is not in South Korea

Mountainous, wet, 4 season climate

Very hot summers

ECONOMIC TIGER ROARS!South Korea has the 13th largest economy

in the world!

Home to Hyundai and Kia automobiles

Hyundai is the world’s largest shipbuilder

ELECTRONICS GIANTSamsung is the largest

electronics company in the world!

LG has become another major player

K POP!

K POP!

http://youtu.be/Pmut7T0Q27k Shinee

http://youtu.be/6pA_Tou-DPI Girls Generation

http://youtu.be/AAbokV76tkU Big Bang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOXEVd-Z7NE

G Dragon

TRADITIONAL KOREA

Kimchi – 1.6 million pounds of this national dish are consumed each year.

Traditionally a fermented cabbage with spices and radishes. (Baechu style)

Many varieties but served at nearly every Korean meal.

KIMBAP AND BULGOGI

TRADITIONAL WEDDING CLOTHING (HANBOK) HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=HMICI_CW-60

GYEONGBOKGUNG PALACE “TAL” OR SHAMANIST MASKS

Public and private schools are expensive.

6 years elementary, 3 years junior high, 3 years high school.

35-40% of students go to vocational schools in high school.

Students go 220 days (US – 180)

Typical day lasts from 8am-4pm, break at home, 6pm-9pm cram “hagwon” school, 9pm-11 pm independent study

75% attend “hagwons” or cram schools every night

The “sunueng” or college entrance exam is giving once a year. Only 2% get into the top three universities.

Still 64% of 25-34 year olds got a university degree in 2011.

Unemployment rates however are rising among college grads

EDUCATION IN KOREA!

Largely split between Buddhism and Christianity

Yoedo Christian Church has 1 million members!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP5NDrb0ywk

Influenced heavily by Daoism

RELIGIONS IN KOREA

JEJU ISLAND

$33,200 per capita GDP

Currency – “won”

1040 won to the

World’s best airport at Seoul-Incheon!

South Korean flag

Showing the Yin and Yang

Red – “positive”

Blue – “negative”

4 trigrams represent various elements including seasons, family, virtues.

TAEGUKGI