People (Korea  South)
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     Population:
         44,149,199 (July 1992), growth rate 1.1% (1992)
     Birth rate:
         16 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         1 migrant/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         23 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         67 years male, 73 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         1.6 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Korean(s);adjective - Korean
     Ethnic divisions:
         homogeneous; small Chinese minority (about 20,000)
     Religions:
         strong Confucian tradition; vigorous Christian minority (24.3% of the total
         population); Buddhism; pervasive folk religion (Shamanism); Chondogyo
         (religion of the heavenly way), eclectic religion with nationalist overtones
         founded in 19th century, about 0.1% of population
     Languages:
         Korean; English widely taught in high school
     Literacy:
         96% (male 99%, female 94%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         16,900,000; 52% services and other; 27% mining and manufacturing; 21%
         agriculture, fishing, forestry (1987)
     Organized labor:
         23.4% (1989) of labor force in government-sanctioned unions