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Military of Korea South

Military branches:Army, Navy, Republic of Korea Air Force (Han-guk Kong Goon), Marine Corps, National Maritime Police (coast guard) (2006)
Military service age and obligation:20-30 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 24-28 months, depending on the military branch involved (to be reduced by 6 months beginning 2014); 18 years of age for voluntary military service; some 4,000 women serve as commissioned and noncommissioned officers, approx. 2.3% of all officers; women, in service since 1950, are admitted to seven service branches, including infantry, but excluded from artillery, armor, anti-air, and chaplaincy corps (2007)
Manpower available for military service:males age 20-49: 12,483,677
females age 20-49: 12,014,462 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:males age 20-49: 10,115,817
females age 20-49: 9,721,914 (2005 est.)
Manpower reaching military service age annually:males age 18-49: 344,943
females age 20-49: 312,720 (2005 est.)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:2.7% (2006)

Korea South Quickstats

  • Population: 49,044,790 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 98,480 sq km
  • Density: 480 /km² (19th)
  • GDP (total): $1.196 trillion[¹] (11th)
  • GDP (per capita): $24,500 (34th)
  • Literacy: 97.9%

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  • Currency: South Korean won (KRW)
  • Dial code: +82

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