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Area > Comparative slightly larger than Indiana
Area > Land	98,190 sq km		[105th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	98,480 sq km		[113rd of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Capital city with population	Seoul - 10,231,217
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Halla-san 1,950 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forested Land	63.3%		[17th of 193]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	37 00 N, 127 30 E
Source: FAO
Land boundaries > Border countries	North Korea 238 km
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	16.58%		[73rd of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Largest city with population	Seoul - 10,231,217
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location Eastern Asia, southern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.
Map references Asia
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Natural hazards occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	477.49 people per sqkm		[17th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	489.15 people/m²		[13th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Precipitation	1,371 mm		[21st of 95]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Surface area > sq. km	99,260 km²		[108th of 206]
Source: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook
tallest mountains > Mountain	Halla-san
Source: World Development Indicators database

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