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Republic of Korea


								Republic of Korea


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region	Eastern Asia
capital	Seoul
population in 2003 total of population (thousands)	47,700
population density number of inhabitants (per square km)	482
largest urban agglom. population	9,862
surface area square kms	99,268
currency	won
united nations membership date	17 September 1991
new_york_mission	Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations 335 E. 45th Street New York, N.Y. 10017 USA Telephone: 212-439-4000 Fax: 212-986-1083
geneva_mission	Mission permanente de la République de Corée auprès de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève 1 Avenue de l'Ariana Case postale 42 1211 Genève Suisse Téléphone : +41-22-748-0000 Télécopieur : +41-22-748-0001
mission web address	Republic of Korea Mission to the UN