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• Population: 45,553,882 (July 1995 est.), growth rate 1.04 % (1995 est.)
• Language: Korean; English widely taught in high school
• Ethnic divisions: homogeneous; small Chinese minority (about 20,000)
• Religion: 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
• Currency: South Korean won (plural - won);
• National product real growth rate: 8.3 % (1994 est.)