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  • Population......................................................................48,422,644 (July 2005 est.)
  • Population growth rate .............................................................0.38% (2005 est.)
  • Birth rate.....................................................10.08 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Death rate................................................6.26 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Net migration rate...............................0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
  • Ethnic groups..................................homogeneous (except for about 20,000 Chinese)
Country Profile
South Korea: Balancing Labor Demand with Strict Controls
Young-bum Park of Hansung University outlines South Korea's response to temporary labor demands and its approach to integrating North Korean refugees.

Cross-border Human Flows in Northeast Asia

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Japanese Immigration Policy: Responding to Conflicting Pressures

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Characteristics of the Asian Born in the United States

Neighboring Countries
Japan
China
Russia
North Korea

Other Resources
Korea National Statistical Office
http://www.nso.go.kr

Ministry of Justice - Immigration Bureau
http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_03/eng_3060.jsp

US Census Bureau International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
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