South KOREA
 Republic of Korea

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    Is located east the Asian mainland south Korean Peninsula the half. North is neighboring by the military demarcation line and the North Korea democracy people's republic, the southeast separates the North Korean channel and Japan faces one another, west near Yellow Sea, east is close to the Sea of Japan. The national territory by the Korean Peninsula south and the offshore size islands and the peripheral continental shelf, the shoal constitutes.

    The area 99,600 square kilometers, coastline long approximately 2,431km, accounts for the Korean Peninsula respective total area 45%.

    The South Korean terrain has two major characteristics: One is the entire domain assumes the arc shape, is prominent to the east, for east Gao Xidi, north Gao Nadi terrain; Two is three 环海, the seacoast long and is complex. Within the boundaries eastern part many is the mountainous region knoll, west and the coast are many is a plain. The mountainous region plateau occupies the national territory area 70%. 太白山 the arteries from north to south along extend, is parallel with the east seacoast. The main rivers have Hanjiang River, the Luo river Dong Jiang and so on.

    Is the temperate zone monsoon climate. About annual mean precipitation 1,500 millimeters, about middle area 1,300 millimeters.

    The mineral resource are less, had discovered the mineral has 280 many kinds of, including the economic value 50 many kinds of. Has mining to have the iron, the anthracite, the lead, the zinc, the tungsten using the value mineral and so on, but the storage capacity is not big. Because the natural resource is deficient, the main raw material for industry relies on the import. The water resources are rich.

    South the existing 1 special municipality (the Seoul special municipality), 9 roads (national capital road, Jiang Yuandao, loyal clear north, loyal was clear, entire Luo Beidao, entire Luo Nadao, celebrates Shang Beidao, celebrates Shang Nadao, aids 州道), 6 macrozonalities cities (Pusan, Taegu, inchon, Kwangju, big field, Ulsan).

    Around the A.D., area the Korean Peninsula appears new Luo, Gao Ju Li, hundred aids. A.D. in 7 centuries the leaf, new Luo occupies the dominant status in the peninsula. A.D. at the beginning of 10 centuries, Korea substitutes for new Luo. 14 century's ends, the Li dynasty substitutes for Korea, decides the dynasty name is North Korea. In 1910 degenerated into the colony. North August 15, 1945 obtained the liberation, Soviet, the beautiful army respectively 38° as enters and is stationed in the half take the north latitude and south the half. August 15, south 1948 the half announced establishes Rep. of Korea.
    National Day August 15.

    The population 48.02 million, is in the world one of population density highest countries. Is the Korean National Minority, general Han national language. 50% about population believes in religion and so on Buddhism, Christianity.

    South Korea is the emerging industrial nation, is one of Asian economy most developed countries. From the 20th century the beginning of 60's, the GDP growth is rapid, is called Asian "four dragons" one.

    The industry has the electron, the steel and iron, the automobile, chemistry, the spinning and weaving, the ship-building industry and so on. The finance, the trade, the foreign trade and so on are developed. In 2001 the ships ordering quantity standard freighter tonnage 6.41 million tons, reduced 38% compared to the last year, occupied world 2nd. The steel and iron output 43.9 million tons, occupy world 6th, the South Korean Pohang iron and steel company are the world 2nd big integrated iron and steel works. The automobile output in 2001 2.95 million, occupy world 5th. The electronics industry take the high technology-intensive product primarily, as world one of ten big electrons industrialized countries, the semiconductor integrated circuit development especially is rapid. In recent years South Korea took the IT industry, unceasingly enlarged the investment, at present the South Korean IT output value is the world vanguard.

    The agriculture is not big in the national economy proportion.

    The gross national product approximately is equal to 442.2 billion US dollars (in 2001), national per capita income 8,900 US dollars.

    Mainly exports the textile, the machinery, the steel products, the ships, the automobile and so on, mainly imports the petroleum, the coal, the wheat and so on. In 2001 the imports and exports total is 291.769 billion US dollars, in which imports 141.116 billion US dollars, exports 150.653 billion US dollars.

    The current money is Han Yuan.

Military system    the army and the marine corps enlistment period is two years half, the air force and the navy are three years. President for three services commander-in-chief. East the Department of Defense senior official gold the letter (in January, 2002 appoints), joint chief of staff President Li Naxin (in October, 2001 appoints).

Military service system implementation universal conscription law and recruits the volunteer soldier. Army enlistment period 26 months, air force and navy 30 months.

The military rank altogether is divided 5 and so on 15 levels: High-ranking military officer 4 levels (general, center, major general, brigadier general), field grade officer 3 levels (colonel, lieutenant colonel, major), company officer 4 levels (captain, first lieutenant, second lieutenant, warrant officer), sergeant 3 levels (master sergeant, staff sergeant, corporal) soldier 1 level.

The military expensesin 2000 the defense budget is 1375000000000 Han Yuan, in 2001 defense budget 1.53754 billion Han Yuan. US has in South Korea garrisons 37,000 people, in 2002 South Korea for is stationed the direct cost budget which the Han United States military shares to increase to 490 million US dollars, compares in 2001 to increase 10.4%.

Total military strength  existing total military strength 690,000, army 560,000, navy 67,000, air force 63,000.

Army  560,000 people. Arranges has 3 group armies, 11 armed forces, 50 teachers, 21 travel.

Main battle tank: Altogether 2,130,Han makes Kl800, T - 80U 80, M - 47 400, M - 48 850.
Infantry combat tank: BMP - 3 40.
Armored carrier: Altogether 2,460, KIFV type 1,700, M - 113 420, M - 577 140, FIAT6614/KM - 9,00/ - 901 200.
Tows the artillery: 105 millimeter, 155 millimeter, 203 millimeters 3,500.
Self-propelled artillery: 155 millimeter, 175 millimeter, 203 millimeters 1,040.
Multibarrel launcher 156: 130 millimeter Han makes "Kowloon" the type (36).
Has no children the recoil artillery: 57 millimeter, 75 millimeter, 90 millimeter, 106 millimeters certain.
Mortar: 81 millimeter, 107 millimeters 6,000.
Antitank artillery: 76 millimeter, 90 millimeters 58.
Place missile: NHK - 1/ - 2 12.
Antitank guided missile: "TOW" type certain.
Anti-aircraft gun: 20 millimeter, 30 millimeters, 35 millimeter, 40 millimeters 600.
Air-to-air missile: Altogether 1,020, among "light javelin" 350, "red eye" 60, "stinger" 130, "northwest wind" 170, "Hawke" 110, "Nike" 200.

Army aviation force 

O - 1A airplane 5.
Attack helicopter: AH - 1F - J 75, Hughes 500MD 68.
Transport helicopter: CH - 47D 15.
General-utility helicopter: Hughes 500 170, UH - 1H 130, UH - 60 98.

The navy 60,000 people (contain the Marine Corps 25,000 people). Arranges has 3 fleets headquarters. Existing naval vessel total 200, including submarine 8, destroyer 3, escort ship 41, small naval vessel 90, minesweeper 14, 两栖战 naval vessel 35, military assistance ships 9. Is constructing ship only nearly 20, the plan constructs 10. 

    The South Korean navy founded in 1948. The South Korean navy two major part is composed by the fleet and marine corps. The navy highest command organization is a navy department, highest officer for navy commanders. Under the navy department supposes 3 headquarters: Operational headquarters, Marine Corps headquarters and military supplies headquarters. Battles commander the subordinate to govern 3 fleets, each fleet mainly by 3 destroyers/escort ships crew, 2 coast defense squadrons and 1 minesweeper squadron is composed.

    North the 1st fleet disposition in the east seacoast, the headquarters is located in the level ground. The 2nd fleet headquarters are located in the inchon, deploys in the west seacoast. The 3rd fleet disposition in south coast Cheju, the headquarters is located in Pusan. Marine corps commanders the subordinate governs 2 teachers and 1 travel, and certain support divisions. The navy military supplies headquarters are responsible for the navy logistics support, the naval port construction, the medical health and the respective ordnance machine shop management.

    The South Korean navy altogether has the harbor and base 8, mainly has Zhenhai, north the level ground, the inchon, Jizhou, Mokpo, the ink lake, Pohang and Pusan.

Submarine: "Zhang Baogao" level 6,the german standard 209, a water surface displacement l100 ton/submarine 1,285 ton, equips 533 millimeters torpedo tubes 8, carries torpedo 14, or sea mine 28.
Destroyer:
     Han made the KDX - 2,000 levels (fully loaded displacement 3,900 tons) 1 (at the beginning of 1997 to equip), equipped 4 associations attires "the harpoon" type anti-ship missile launcher 2, the US standard 16 units "the sea house sparrow" the ship ground-to-air missile vertical launching system l place, 3 associations attires 324 millimeters antisubmarine torpedoes launching tube 2, 127 millimeters naval guns l gate.
     North "is loyal" level 5.The US standard "基林" the level, the fully loaded displacement 3,470 tons, equip double joint attire 127 millimeters naval guns 2 or 3, 3 associations install antisubmarine torpedo launching tube 2, 5 equip 4 associations attires "the harpoon" type anti-ship missile launcher 2, 2 equip 8 associations attires "Arab League Si Locker" the type surface-to-underwater missile launching device l place, the legal system "the skylark" type helicopter l.
Escort ship:
    "Ulsan" level 9,the fully loaded displacement 2,180 tons, equip 3 associations to install antisubmarine torpedo launching tube 2, 4 associations attires "harpoon" type anti-ship missile launcher 2.
    "Pohang" level 24, the fully loaded displacement 1,220 tons, equip 3 associations attires 324 millimeters antisubmarine torpedoes launching tube 2, 76 millimeters naval guns l 12, minority ship equipment "flying fish" type anti-ship missile 2.
Corvette: "East China Sea" level 4.
Guided missile speedboat: "White gull" 51 8, "white gull" 52 1, "stray cat" 2.
Offshore patrol boat: "Porpoise" 90, "seahawk" 15.
Hunts for Lei Ting: 8.
Minesweeper: 8.
Tank landing ship: Altogether 16, among "short lips alligator" level 2, US standard LST - 511 7, US standard LSM - 1 7.
Landing craft: 72.
Marine support ships: 13.

The naval air force arranges has 3 anti-submarine squadrons, the equipment has 23 battle airplanes, 47 helicopters.

Marine loitering aircraft 32: Han Zhis - 2A 9, Han Zhis - 2F "tracer" type 15, P - 3C "hunting household place" type 8.
Attack helicopter 47: Legal system "skylark" type 10, British system "mountain cat" type 12, Hughes 50OMD 25.

The marine corps 25,000 people, arrange have 2 teachers, 1 travel.

Main battle tank: M - 47 60.
Armored assault vehicle: LVTP - 7 60.
Tows the artillery: 105 millimeter, 155 millimeters certain.
Place missile: "Harpoon" type certain.

Air force 52,000 people. Arranges has the fight airplane to roll 10, the tactical flight rolls 1, the air defense controls rolls 1, the reconnaissance flight rolls 1, the school flying rolls 1, air defense command headquarters 1. Battle airplane 488.

Fighter aircraft: F - 16C/D 88, F - 5E/F 195, F - 4D/E 130.
Aew aircraft: O - 2A 10.
Reconnaissance aircraft: RF - 4C 18, RF - 5A 10.
Search and rescue aircraft: UH - 60 15.
Transport aircraft: BAE748 (important person special plane) 2, Boeing 737 - 300 (important person special plane) 1, C - 118 1, C - 130 10, CN - 235M 15, UH - 1H/N 16, CH - 47 6, BELL - 412 3, AS - 332 3, VH - 60 60.
Trainer aircraft: F - 5B 25, T - 37 50, T - 38 30, T - 41B 25, "隼" type MK - 67 18.
Air-to-ground missile: "Calf", "Hamm", AGM - 130, "exactly husband 纳普" if cadre.
Air-to-air missile:US standard AIM - 7 "house sparrow" type, US standard AIM - 9 "sidewinder" type, AIM - 120 advanced medium range air-tos-air missilecertain.
Ground-to-air missile: "Nike", "Hawke", "javelin", legal system "northwest wind" typeand so on if cadre.

Reserve duty army 4.5 million people.

Paramilitary forces civil defense army 3.5 million people (below 50 years old). The coast guard approximately 4,500 people, the equipment have the large-scale patrol boat 10, the seacoast patrol boat 33, offshore patrol boat 38

The foreign country garrisons the basing of U.S Force 36,120 people, among: The army 27,460 people, arrange have the army headquarters 1, infantry division 1; The air force 8,660 people, arrange have 1 air force headquarters (7th aviation regiment), equips 90 battle airplanes (2 fighter aircrafts regiments), F - 16 72, A - 10 6, OA - TO 12.

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    The transportation convenience, has the developed railroad, the road, the marine transportation, the aviation industry. The nation has completed the railway network and the high speed highway network. 2000 year's end, railroad total length 6,683 kilometers. Road total length 12,417 kilometers, highway 2,107 kilometers.

    Existing 28 commercial harbours and 22 coasts ports, in 2000 total volume of goods handled 847 million tons, compares in 1999 to increase 8.9%. Ships 2,414, gross tons 13.3 million tons. The major port includes: Inchon, hills, Mokpo, Pusan, Pohang, Jizhou, Lishui and so on.

    To 2000 year's end, has the air transport agreement with 77 national bamboos slip, clears international airway 135, may fly to 30 countries, more than 80 cities. Existing four international airports: Inchon International Airport, Seoul 金浦 airport, Pusan gold sea airport, Cheju Jizhou airport. The domestic service airport includes: Kwangju, Taegu, Ulsan, Pohang, the Si River Sichuan, Mokpo, Lishui, Jiangling and tie the grass and so on.

    South Korea fine scenery, some many cultures and historical heritage. The tourism is more developed.

Main traveling spot: Seoul Jing Fugong, the German long-lived palace, prosperous celebrates the palace, the prosperous German palace, the state-run museum, the state-run 国乐 courtyard, the world ancestor culture clubhouse, the lake crag art museum, 南山 the tower, the state-run modern art museum, the Jiang hua island, the folk custom village, Panmunjon, 庆州, Cheju, the snow mountain mountain and so on.

In 2001 visits the Han foreign country tourist 3.768 million people, Japanese 2.299 million people, Chinese 344,000 people, American 315,000 people. Traveling foreign exchange earnings more than 5 billion US dollars.

    Capital Seoul (Seoul), population 10.2633 million (in January, 2002). The main city has 庆州, Taegu, 青州, Jizhou, the inchon and so on.