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TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
POWERFUL TELECOM SECTOR
PRESENCE OF LARGE
COMPANIES
SCARCE NATURAL RESOURCES
RISING R&D COST
GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR
R&D
COMMERCIALIZATION OF
IDEAS
BARRIERS TO ENTRY FOR
COMPANIES BRINGING IN NEW
PRODUCTS
OVER-REGULATED GOVERNANCE
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AGE DISTRIBUTION:
•AGE IMBALANCE
•0-14 (14%)
•15-64 (73%)
•65-ABOVE (13%)
EDUCATION:
•BEGINS AT THE AGE OF 6.
•ENGLISH, FINE ARTS, KOREAN, MATH, MORAL
EDUCATION, MUSIC,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ARTS, SCIENCE
AND SOCIAL STUDIES.
•DISCIPLINE, STRICT PUNCTUALITY.
•93% HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE RATE.
INCOME:
•HIGH INCOME NATION
•DIFFERENCE IN INCOME LEVEL
•VALUE BRAND USE
•HIGH CREDIT CARD USE
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SEOUL-INCHEON :
23,496,373
BUSAN: 3,433,523
POPULATION:
POPULATION IN FIGURES
•TOTAL POPULATION: 50,423,955
•URBAN POPULATION: 82.4%
•MEN (IN %): 50.0%
•WOMEN (IN %): 50.3%
•MEDIUM AGE: 36.0
•99% OF THE POPULATION IS OF KOREAN ORIGIN.
CHINESE AND JAPANESE REPRESENT LESS THAN 1 %
OF THE POPULATION.
•43% OF HOUSE HOLDS HAVE 3-4 PEOPLE.
AVERAGE LIFE
EXPECTANCY
•MEN: 76.6 YEARS
•WOMEN: 80 YEARS
SEOUL-INCHEON: 23,496,373
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A BIT MORE ABOUT SOUTH KOREA
KOREANS LOVE ENGLISH
(EVEN IF THEY DON’T
ALWAYS KNOW WHAT IT
MEANS)
KOREANS LOVE
THEIR SATELLITE
TV.
2. THEY LOVE
BRIGHT COLORS!
KOREANS ARE THE
BEST-DRESSED
FASHIONISTAS OF
THE WORLD.
THE MEN AND
WOMEN ARE JUST
GORGEOUS!