South Korea

Ansan • Anyang • Bucheon • Busan • Changwon • Chuncheon • Chungju • Daegu • Daejeon • Gwangju • Incheon • Jeju • Jeonju • Seoul • Sŏ-myŏn • Sŏngnam • Suwon • Ulsan •

Facts about South Korea
Population: 50 million
Percentage of the population with the surname ‘Kim’: 21%
Head of state: President Lee Myung-bak
At peace? The standard Korean greeting – Anyeong hasseyo? – doesn’t mean ‘How are you?’ The literal translation is ‘Are you peaceful?’
Hot dog: Bosintang (dog-meat soup) is said to make men more virile and is eaten on the hottest days of the year

For more facts and information about South Korea, see Lonely Planet or Wikipedia
Going to South Korea? Check the (un)official tourist guide on visitkorea.or.kr or Wikitravel
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