Macro-economic and social benchmarks
GDP
(current US$)
2022
GDP Per Capita
(current US$)
2022
GDP Growth
(annual %)
2022
Unemployment
(% of population)
2022
GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method
(current USD)
2021
Capital
Seoul
Surface area
100410 km2
Population 2021
51,745,000
Density 2021
515 inhabitants/km2
Political system
Presidential republic
Head of state Since 10 May 2022
Yoon Seok-yeol
Focus: Association / Civil Society
– THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA,1948 https://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/kr/kr061en.pdf
Article 21
(1) All citizens shall enjoy freedom of speech and the press, and freedom ofa ssembly and association.
(2) Licensing or censorship of speech and the press, and licensing of assembly and association shall not be permitted.
(3) The standards of news service and broadcast facilities and matters necessary to ensure the functions of news-papers shall be determined by Act.
(4) Neither speech nor the press shall violate the honor or rights of other persons nor undermine public morals or social ethics. Should speech or the press violate the honor or rights of other persons, claims may be made for the damage resulting therefrom.
– ASSEMBLY AND DEMONSTRATION ACT
https://elaw.klri.re.kr/eng_mobile/viewer.do?hseq=17771&type=part&key=11
UN: accession 17/09/1991
ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Signature: NO,
Ratification/Accession: Accession 10/04/1990
ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Signature: NO, Ratification/Accession: Accession 10/04/1990
Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature: 25/09/1990, Ratification/Accession: Ratification 20/11/1991
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families: Signature: NO, Ratification/Accession: NO
UNESCO: Member since 1950
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Signature: 25/05/1983, Ratification/Accession: Ratification 27/12/1984
Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions: Ratification 1/04/2010
Currency: Yuan renminbi
ACD (Asia Cooperation Dialogue): 2002
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development): 1996
The country in the world through international indices
Population Growth
(annual %)
2021
Fertility Rate
(births per woman)
2021
Ratio of Poor Population to National Poverty Line
(% of population)
#
Youth Literacy Rate
(% of young people aged 15-24)
2018
Net Enrollment Rate
(% of population)
2020
Internet Users
(% of population)
2021
Access to Electricity
(% of population)
2020
Intentional Homicides
(per 100,000 people)
2021
Happiness Index /10
2022
Press freedom index /10
2023
GINI Index /100
2016
Democracy Index /10
2022
Corruption Perceptions Index /100
Transparency International
2022
ITUC World Rights Index /5
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2022
HDI
2021
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