Imports - partners:
Japan 20.6%, China 13.2%, US 12.9%, Saudi Arabia 5.3% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$199.1 billion (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
$160 billion (2004 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA $334 million (2003)
Currency (code):
South Korean won (KRW)
Currency code:
KRW
Exchange rates:
South Korean won per US dollar - 1,145.3 (2004), 1,191.6 (2003),
1,251.1 (2002), 1,291 (2001), 1,131 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Korea, South
Telephones - main lines in use:
22.877 million (2003)