Culture of Seoul

Seoul is a city full of different colors of their dress, food, places and many more. Koreans take great pride in their ancestry and never forget the dead. From an early age, their children are taught the respect to their elders and the people who have passed away.

Shrines are constructed in the honos of the deceased and are maintained by the Tonjok. The shrines are kept on sacred grounds that are  consistently kept up. Their culture are very respectful in terms with their traditions and cultures.

GEOGRAPHY

Area: 98,480 sq. km. (38,023 sq. mi.); slightly larger than Indiana.
Cities (2009): Capital--Seoul (10.5 million). Other major cities--Busan (3.6 million), Daegu (2.5 million), Incheon (2.7 million), Gwangju (1.4 million), Daejeon (1.4 million), Ulsan (1.1 million).
Terrain: Partially forested mountain ranges separated by deep, narrow valleys; cultivated plains along the coasts, particularly in the west and south.
Climate: Temperate, with rainfall heavier in summer than winter.

RELIGION

Religions: Christian 29.3% (of which Protestants 18.3%,
Roman Catholic 10.9%), Buddhist 22.8%, Wonbulgyo (Won Buddhist) 0.3%, Confucianist 0.2%, Cheondogyo
(Cheondoist) 0.1%, nonreligious 46.5% (2005)

GOVERNMENT

Type: Republic with powers shared between the president, the legislature, and the courts.
Liberation: August 15, 1945.
Constitution: July 17, 1948; last revised 1987.
Branches: Executive--President (chief of state); Prime Minister (head of government). Legislative--unicameral National Assembly. Judicial--Supreme Court and appellate courts; Constitutional Court.
Subdivisions: Nine provinces, seven administratively separate cities (Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan).
Political parties: Grand National Party (GNP); Democratic Party (DP), formerly known as United Democratic Party (UDP); Liberty Forward Party (LFP); New Progressive Party (NPP); Pro-Park Alliance (PPA); Renewal Korea Party (RKP).
Suffrage: Universal at 19.
Government budget (2009): Expenditures--$227.2 billion.
Defense (2008): 2.5% of GDP.

ECONOMY

GDP (purchasing power parity in 2009): $1.364 trillion.
Real GDP growth rate: 2007, 5.1%; 2008, 2.3%; 2009, 0.2%.
GDP per capita (2009, current U.S. $): $17,074.
Unemployment rate (2009): 3.6%.
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2008, 4.7%; 2009, 2.8%.
Natural resources: Coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential.
Agriculture: Products--rice, root crops, barley, vegetables, fruit, cattle, pigs, chickens, milk, eggs, fish. Arable land--16.58% of land area.
Industry: Electronics, telecommunications, automobile production, chemicals, shipbuilding, steel.