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CULTURAL ANALYSIS

I. Introduction
Eskaya Beach Resort & Spa is a beautiful resort-spa in Panglao Island which is
at the southernmost tip of Bohol, Philippines. It is located halfway through Panglao
along its coast facing Bohol Sea. It is a sprawling property which covers 16 hectares.
Topography of the resort is varied. It has a gradually descending cliff, flat land, a ravine,
caves and has a commanding view of the sea. On the higher ground of the resort, you
can view a mountain with lush vegetation. Down the beach is a long stretch of white,
powdery sand up to 5 kilometers, 600 meters of which is part of Eskaya Beach Resort &
Spa.

The name Eskaya refers to the only known indigenous people of Bohol. The
resort is boutique in style which accounts for its exclusivity. Architecture of the building
is decidedly Filipino with a splash of modern amenities. The thatched villas or “balai” in
the dialect, are single-detached. These are built with sturdy construction materials, but
the ample use of indigenous materials for finishing like bamboo, cogon, and wood is
emphasized. Most of the villas have individual private swimming pools.

The focal point of the resort is the infinity swimming pool which definitely blends
with the sea at its bluest. The spacious restaurant has a cool feeling, yet with a warm
ambience and plenty of sea view and swimming pool view. Dining can also be at the
beach al fresco, at the poolside and in the garden. The caring staff make your stay more
worthwhile and memorable. Their simplicity & graciousness make you feel relaxed &
pampered.

The Assigned Country SOUTH KOREA

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (abbreviated ROK), is a sovereign
state in East Asia constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.[14] South
Koreans lead a distinctive urban lifestyle, with half of them living in high-rises[15]
concentrated in the Seoul Capital Area with 25 million residents.

II. Brief Discussion of the country’s relevant history

The history of South Korea formally begins with its establishment on 17 August
1948, although Syngman Rhee had officially declared independence two days
prior.Since its inception, South Korea has seen substantial development in education,
economy, and culture. Since the 1960s, the country has developed from one of Asia's
poorest to one of the world's wealthiest nations. Education, particularly at the tertiary
level, has expanded dramatically. It is said to be one of the "Four Tigers" of rising Asian
states along with Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
III. Geographical Setting

A. Location
South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula
jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border
to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with 238 kilometres (148 mi) of border
running along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

B. Climate
Part of the East Asian Monsoon region, South Korea has a temperate climate
with four distinct seasons. The movement of air masses from the Asian continent exerts
greater influence on South Korea's weather than does air movement from the Pacific
Ocean. Winters are usually long, cold, and dry, whereas summers are short, hot, and
humid. Spring and autumn are pleasant but short in duration.

C. Topography
South Korea has no extensive plains; its lowlands are the product of mountain
erosion. Approximately 30 percent of the area of South Korea consists of lowlands, with
the rest consisting of uplands and mountains. The great majority of the lowland area lies
along the coasts, particularly the west coast, and along the major rivers. The most
important lowlands are the Han River plain around Seoul, the Pyeongtaek coastal plain
southwest of Seoul, the Geum River basin, the Nakdong River basin, and the Yeongsan
River and the Honam plains in the southwest. A narrow littoral plain extends along the
east coast.

IV. Social Institutions

A. Family

1. The Nuclear Family

Most families living in urbanized areas are nuclear families in Korea.The nuclear
family is the common family structure, and children are raised to be more dependant on
themselves.

2. Extended Family
Usually, when you visit agrestic parts of the country, they usually have extended
families.Depending on each family's tradition, wealth and power, some rich families in
high social class tend to be extended family in order to keep the power and tradition.

3. The Dynamics of the Family

a. Parental roles
The ultimate goal of most parents is to see their child be more educated and
prosperous than themselves. As such, most Korean parents are utterly devoted to their
children’s success. This is often expressed in a way that puts heavy expectations on the
child to excel to reach their parent’s aspirations. Many Korean youths are put under
immense pressure in their education and career.
b. Marriage and Courtship
Korean youths are often hesitant to approach each other individually, so they
usually date in groups. Blind dates are very common, either arranged by mutual friends
or parents. Many couples in Korea celebrate anniversaries more often than once a year.
These include celebrating their 100th, 200th or 1000th day together. The commercial
sector has also promoted celebratory days alongside Valentine's Day such as Rose
Day, Wine Day and Kiss Day. Arranged marriages remain common as parents often
assist their children in finding someone to date. However, strong emphasis is placed on
the importance of a strong husband/wife relationship and dynamic. Today, the majority
of young Koreans consider all genders and sexual orientations equal.

4. Female/Male Roles (Changing or Static?)

Today, while Korean laws give women near equal status, they are often neither
applied nor enforced. Change is happening, however. The majority of Korean women
do go to university, today. However, when they graduate, even if their grades are higher
than their male colleagues, they are unlikely to be hired at the same job or pay level.
Women are still expected to make coffee and wipe the desks of their male colleagues.

B. Education

1. The role of Education in the society

a. Primary Education
Kindergarten is optional in South Korea and most parents prefer to keep their
little ones at home as long as possible. However, at age 6 their child must move on to 6
years compulsory chodeung-hakgyo elementary education. There they learn subjects
like English, Fine Arts, Korean, Maths, Moral Education, Music, Physical Education,
Practical Arts, Science and Social Studies, usually all presented by a single teacher.
Some parents send their children to private hagwon schools after hours, where English
may be better taught.

b. Secondary Education
The final 3 years of school education take place at high schools. These may
specialize according to subjects taught (e.g. Science versus Languages), or present
more general academic curriculae. Some are state owned and some are privately run.
The quality of their results is legendary. Standards are high.

c. Higher Education
At university, students encounter unfamiliar standards of excellence and whole
families become involved in helping them to pass. At examination times, businesses
even open for shorter hours in recognition of this fact. A student who passes though,
has a qualification that meets top international standards, and of which he or she may
be justifiably proud. Korea - living proof of the power of a knowledge-based economy.

2. Literacy Rates
North and South Korea have almost 100% literacy rates simply b/c Hangeul, the
Korean phonetic alphabet used in both North and South, is so easy to learn that most
average Korean kids can learn to read around the age of two or three - many of whom
can even teach themselves with just the slightest amount of basic introduction.
C. Political system

1. Political Structure
The politics of the Republic of Korea takes place in the framework of a
presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President is the head of
state, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government.
Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly. The
Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and comprises a Supreme
Court, appellate courts and a Constitutional Court. Since 1948, the constitution has
undergone five major revisions, each signifying a new republic. The current Sixth
Republic began with the last major constitutional revision in 1987.

2. Political Parties
Main Political Parties in 2017:
Democratic Party of Korea (더불어민주당) also still refered to as Minju-dang is
the party of current President Moon Jae-in, elected in a special early election following
the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye.

Liberty Korean Party (자유한국당) until February 2017 was Saenuri-dang.and

before that Hanara-dang. Liberty Korea Party was the result of a splinter in the Saenuri-
dang party with the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, the first woman elected
to the presidency in Korea.

3. Stability of the Government

South Korea: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): For that indicator,
The World Bank provides data for South Korea from 1996 to 2016. The average value
for South Korea during that period was 0.35 points with a minumum of 0.11 points in
2014 and a maximum of 0.57 points in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator
or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

4. Special Taxes
Tax Base For Resident and Foreign CompaniesResidents are subject to tax on
worldwide income, while non-residents are only subject to tax on Korean-sourced
income.

5. Role of the Local Government

As noted above, local autonomy does not extend to the judicial branch. It also
does not yet extend to many other areas, including fire protection and education, which
are managed by independent national agencies. Local governments also have very
limited policy-making authority; generally, the most that they can do is decide how
national policies will be implemented. However, there is some political pressure for the
scope of local autonomy to be extended.

D. Legal System

The administration of justice was the function of the courts as established under
the Constitution and the much-amended Court Organization Law of 1949. A number of
provisions of the 1987 Constitution were intended to improve judicial independence,
which was long held, even within the judiciary itself, to be inadequate.

E. Social Organizations

1. Group Behavior
Koreans are very status conscious, and their speech behavior reflects the
hierarchical relationship between social actors. Except among former classmates and
other very close friends, adults do not use first names to address each other. Position
titles such as "professor," "manager," "director," and "president" are used in combination
with the honorific suffix nim to address a social superior.

Koreans are generally courteous to the extent of being ceremonious when they
interact with social superiors but can be very outgoing and friendly among friends and
acquaintances of equal social status. Their behavior with strangers in urban public
situations may be characterized by indifference and self-centeredness. Koreans appear
to be rude to strangers since they generally do not say a word when they accidentally
push or jostle other people on the streets, and in the stores, train stations, and airports.
Traditional Confucian teaching emphasized propriety in the five sets of human
relationships, which included the relations between sovereign and subject, father and
son, husband and wife, senior and junior, and friend and friend. Confucianism still
serves as the standard of moral and social conduct for many people.

2. Social Classes
The traditional gentry ( yangban ) status was formally abolished by the Kabo
Reforms of 1894, but the legacy of the class system is seen in social psychological and
behavioral patterns. In 1994, 60 percent of South Koreans regarded themselves as
belonging to the middle class. The subjective perception of one's class position was
closely correlated with one's level of educational attainment. Eighty-three percent of
those with a college education perceived themselves as belonging to the middle class,
compared with 41 percent of those with a primary school education. In general,
industrialization and urbanization have contributed to a leveling of the nonkin hierarchy
in social life, but the income gap between the working classes and the industrialist class
as a new power elite has grown. Family background, education, occupation, and the
general acceptance of a meritocracy are major social factors that contribute to the
unequal distribution of wealth by class.

3. Clubs, other Organizations

Until the late 1980s, civil organizations generally developed in opposition to the
government and contributed to democratization. In the past decade, nongovernmental
organizations (NGOs) have increased in numbers and services. The Citizens' Coalition
for Economic Justice, the Korean Federation for the Environment Movement, the
Korean Women's Associations United, and the Korean Council for Women Drafted for
Military Sexual Slavery by Japan (known as Chongdaehyop ) are well-known NGOs.
Since its formation in 1990, Chongdaehyop has achieved remarkable success in
bringing to the attention of the world community the "comfort women" who served
Japanese troops before and during World War II. Its activities have improved the living
conditions of the surviving victims and strengthened feminist human rights movement.
Many Christian church supported NGOs send missionaries and provide on-site aid in
Africa and other regions.

4. Race, ethnicity, and subcultures

South Korea is a relatively homogeneous society with an absolute majority of the
population of Korean ethnicity (The Korean ethnic group accounts for approximately
96% of the total population of the Korean Republic). However, with its emergence as an
economic powerhouse, opportunities for foreign immigrants increased and in 2007 the
number of foreign citizens resident in South Korea passed the million mark for the first
time in history,[11] and the number reached 2 million in 2016. 1,016,000 of them came
from China, with more than half of them being ethnic Koreans of Chinese citizenship.
The next largest group was from Vietnam with 149,000 residents. The third largest
group was from the United States with 117,000 residents, excluding the American
troops stationed in the country. Thailand, Philippines, Uzbekistan and other countries
followed.

F. Business Customs and Practices

Like most Asian coutries, Korean believe that contracts are a starting point,
rather than the final state of a business agreement and prefer them to be left flexible
enough so that adjustments can be made. It is vital that you aware of how your Korean
counterparts view the documents in order to avoid any possible misunderstandings.

V. Religious and Aesthetics

A. Religion and Other belief Systems

1. Orthodox doctrines and structures

Christians of the Eastern Churches call themselves Orthodox. This description
comes to us from the fifth century and has two meanings which are closely related. The
first definition is “true teaching.” The Orthodox Church believes that she has maintained
and handed down the Christian faith, free from error and distortion, from the days of the
Apostles. The second definition, which is actually the more preferred, is “true praise.” To
bless, praise, and glorify God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is the fundamental
purpose of the Church. All her activities, even her doctrinal formulations, are directed
toward this goal.

2. Relationship with the People

The two most important national holidays are New Year's Day and Ch'usok
(which falls on the eighth full moon by the lunar calendar). Koreans observe both solar
and lunar New Year's holidays of which many people wear hanbok (traditional dress),
offer sebae (New Year's greetings with a "big bow") to their parents, eat ttok-kuk (rice-
cake soup), play traditional games, and observe ancestor rites. On Ch'usok, the harvest
festival celebrations include eating special foods such as songp'yon (half-moon-shaped
rice cakes) and making family visits to ancestral graves to tidy the tomb area and offer
fruits and other foods, including steamed rice cooked with newly harvested grain.
3. Which Religions are prominent?
Christianity (기독교 Gidoggyo) in South Korea is predominantly Protestant
(개신교 Gaesingyo, "renewed teaching") and Catholic (천주교 Cheonjugyo, "religion of
the Lord of Heaven", or 가톨릭교 Gatolliggyo), respectively with 9.6 million and 3.8
million members as of the 2015 census. There are also small communities of Orthodox
Christians (정교회 Jeonggyohoe), founded by Russian Orthodox missionary
endeavours in the 19th century, and Mormons (모르몬교 Molmongyo).

5. Any powerful or influential cults?

“They (the Salvation Sect) began around the early 1970s. Their doctrine is
influenced by the foreign missionaries,” Tark Ji-il, a professor at Busan Presbyterian
University and expert on cults in Korea, told The Diplomat. “According to them, they
don’t need to repent again and again. We need only one repentance. Right after
realization of sin, there is no need to repent again. Because, according to them,
righteous man is righteous man, even if they have committed a sin.”

B. Aesthetics

1. Visual Arts
Korean arts include traditions in calligraphy, music, painting and pottery, often
marked by the use of natural forms, surface decoration and bold colors or sounds. The
earliest examples of Korean art consist of stone age works dating from 3000 BC. These
mainly consist of votive sculptures and more recently, petroglyphs, which were
rediscovered. This early period was followed by the art styles of various Korean
kingdoms and dynasties. Korean artists sometimes modified Chinese traditions with a
native preference for simple elegance, spontaneity, and an appreciation for purity of
nature.

2. Music
The Music of South Korea has evolved over the course of the decades since the
end of the Korean War, and has its roots in the music of the Korean people, who have
inhabited the Korean peninsula for over a millennium. Contemporary South Korean
music can be divided into three different main categories: Traditional Korean folk music,
popular music, or K-pop, and Western-influenced non-popular music.

3. Drama, Ballet, and other performing arts

Korean dramas are popular worldwide, partially due to the spread of Korean
popular culture (the "Korean Wave"), and are available through streaming services that
offer multiple language subtitles. They have received adaptations throughout the world,
and have had a impact on other countries.[1][2] Some of the most famous dramas have
been broadcast via traditional television channels; for example, Dae Jang Geum (2003)
was sold to 91 countries.
 Korean performing arts, the dance and theatre arts of Korea, tied from the
earliest records to religious beliefs and customs. These date to 1000 BCE, and they
describe magnificently costumed male and female shamans who sang and danced to
musical accompaniment, drawing the heavenly spirits down to earth through their
performance. Virtually all have complicated genealogies.

4. Folklore and Relevant Symbols

Korean folklore has a long history, going back several thousand years. There has
been a recent revival of folk tales on internet sites, and as well they provide constant
inspiration for artists and illustrators.

The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons or
cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of
South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and of its culture. Since the division in 1948, South
Korea retained traditional symbols to distinguish from the national symbols of North
Korea.

VI. Living Conditions

A. Diet and nutrition

1. Meat and vegetable consumption rates

Almost half (44.5%) of the respondents purchased rice once every two to three
months. The deciding factors in choosing rice are price, production area, country of
origin, and variety. Almost half (44.5%) of the respondents purchased rice once every
two to three months. The deciding factors in choosing rice are price, production area,
country of origin, and variety. The most consumed meat in households (in order of
preference) is pork, beef, and chicken. However, in households of people in their 30s or
under, chicken ranked second after pork, and beef was third. Important information that
consumers check before purchasing fishery products are freshness (29.3%), price
(24.5%), and country of origin (17.7%). Nearly half (42.4%) of the households consume
more meat than seafood.

2. Typical meals
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional
Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (반찬; banchan) that accompany
steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at nearly every meal.

3. Malnutrition rates
Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional
Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (반찬; banchan) that accompany
steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at nearly every meal.

4. Foods available
Korean cuisine has evolved through centuries of social and political change.
Originating from ancient agricultural and nomadic traditions in the Korean peninsula and
southern Manchuria, Korean cuisine has evolved through a complex interaction of the
natural environment and different cultural trends.

Korean cuisine is largely based on rice, vegetables, and meats. Traditional

Korean meals are noted for the number of side dishes (반찬; banchan) that accompany
steam-cooked short-grain rice. Kimchi is served at nearly every meal. Commonly used
ingredients include sesame oil, doenjang (fermented bean paste), soy sauce, salt,
garlic, ginger, pepper flakes, gochujang (fermented red chili paste) and napa cabbage.
Ingredients and dishes vary by province. Many regional dishes have become
national, and dishes that were once regional have proliferated in different variations
across the country. Korean royal court cuisine once brought all of the unique regional
specialties together for the royal family. Foods are regulated by Korean cultural
etiquette

B. Housing

1. Types of housing available

Apartments are usually crowded together in groups (a.k.a. lands). There are at
least five apartments of about 10 plus stories high in one apartment neighborhood. The
neighborhoods are very residential. They have parks and sporting facilities within
walking distance or even directly on the complex.

Officetels are popular among foreigners and are not grouped together in a
complex like apartments. An officetel is combined living and office space.

One-room buildings are apartment buildings filled with studio apartments. If

they are 5 floors or less, there will not be an elevator.

A villa, a dasyedae jutaek and dandok jutaek are styles of housing that are all
very similar. Indeed a villa is not a fancy condo located near the sea. They are basically
three to five story buildings divided into units. Villas are not monotonous like apartments
and are often much older with more character.

Hasuks are like a mini dormitory inside a house. They are for students coming to
the city from away to go to university or for business people who want to live close to
their workplace.

Gosiwons are hasuks on steroids, similar to a large university dormitory.

Homestays are a great option if you are staying in Korea in the short-term and
you want to have a culturally enriched experience. At a homestay you will be staying
with a Korean family.

Serviced residences are luxury apartments with tonnes of spiffy amenities, such as
daily breakfast, housecleaning and towel service, restaurants, pools, exercise facilities
and golfing.

2. Do most people own or rent?

 Korea is the land of ‘concrete jungle’. About 60-70% of the total population
resides in big, blocky, rectangular buildings. These blocky structures “resembles a
coast-to- coast game of dominoes” according to an article in the Washington post. The
same article mentions that an average Korean moves every five years, a steady vertical
migration.Koreans love living in apartments

C. Clothing

1. National Dress
Hanbok (South Korea) or Joseon-ot (North Korea) is the representative example
of traditional Korean dress. It is characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without
pockets. Although the term literally means "Korean clothing", hanbok usually refers
specifically to clothing of the Joseon period and is worn as semi-formal or formal wear
during traditional festivals and celebrations. Korea had a dual clothing tradition in which
rulers and aristocrats adopted different kinds of mixed foreign-influenced indigenous
styles while commoners preserved a distinct style of indigenous clothing, today known
as hanbok.

2. Type of clothing worn at work.

Stick with dark colors, no matter what the season. South Korea is very much a
conservative country, and in the business world it’s considered a positive trait to blend
in with your coworkers and not attempt to exalt yourself. In this case, stick with a
business suit—black, dark grey, or navy blue—with long trousers and a good quality tie.
Depending on the time of the year, you will want to opt for either a lightweight cotton suit
or a wool suit, as winters in South Korea can get pretty cold.

Women can wear business suits or dresses, but again in dark colors so you
blend in with the rest of the office. Miniskirts, of course, are taboo, as are revealing or
skin-tight outfits. If you happen to have any tattoos, be sure they’re completely hidden
while you’re in the business setting. If going out to socialize in a less formal setting, it’s
appropriate to wear short-sleeved shirts or bright colors, but it would be wise to wait
until you’ve established yourself as reliable and responsible to your coworkers first.

D. Recreation, Sports and other leisure activities

South Korea offers a wide range of sporting and recreational activities, from
traditional martial arts such as Taekwondo and judo to more global sports such as
football and baseball. Football, in particular, is a very popular spectator sport and there
are many stadiums around the country. Another popular sporting pastime in South
Korea is golf – there are several world-class golf courses and club membership is
relatively affordable. The hot climate and extensive coastline make diving, boating and
sailing and other watersports popular choices too.

E. Social Security
 assistance and the social welfare service. Social security benefits include:
national pension, national health insurance, employment insurance, and workers'
compensation insurance.

F. Healthcare

Healthcare in South Korea is provided by a compulsory National Health

Insurance (NHI). Everyone resident in the country is eligible regardless of nationality or
profession. Foreigners living in South Korea who are registered with the National Health
Insurance Corporation receive the same medical benefits and services as Korean
nationals.

VII. Language

A. Official Language

The Korean language (Hangul: 조선말/한국어, Hanja: 朝鮮말/韓國語) is the

official and national language of both Koreas: the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea), with different
standardized official forms used in each territory. It is also one of the two official
languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Changbai Korean
Autonomous County of the People's Republic of China. Approximately 80 million people
worldwide speak Korean.

B. Spoken versus written language

Before the creation of Hangul, people in Korea (known as Joseon at the time)
primarily wrote using Classical Chinese alongside native phonetic writing systems that
predate Hangul by hundreds of years, including idu, hyangchal, gugyeol, and
gakpil.[42][43][44][45] However, due to the fundamental differences between the Korean
and Chinese languages, and the large number of characters needed to be learned,
there was much difficulty in learning how to write using Chinese characters for the lower
classes, who often didn't have the privilege of education. To assuage this problem, King
Sejong (r. 1418–1450) created the unique alphabet known as Hangul to promote
literacy among the common people.

C. Dialects

Korean has numerous small local dialects (called mal (말) [literally "speech"],
saturi (사투리), or bang'eon (방언 in Korean). The standard language (pyojun-eo or
pyojun-mal) of both South Korea and North Korea is based on the dialect of the area
around Seoul (which, as Hanyang, was the capital of Joseon-era Korea for 500 years),
though the northern standard after the Korean War has been influenced by the dialect of
P'yŏngyang. All dialects of Korean are similar to each other and largely mutually
intelligible (with the exception of dialect-specific phrases or non-Standard vocabulary
unique to dialects), though the dialect of Jeju Island is divergent enough to be
sometimes classified as a separate language.[28][29][30] One of the more salient
differences between dialects is the use of tone: speakers of the Seoul dialect make use
of vowel length, whereas speakers of the Gyeongsang dialect maintain the pitch accent
of Middle Korean. Some dialects are conservative, maintaining Middle Korean sounds
(such as z, β, ə) which have been lost from the standard language, whereas others are
highly innovative.
II. Economic Analysis

I. Introduction

South Korea’s economic freedom score is 73.8, making its economy the 27th
freest in the 2018 Index. Its overall score has decreased by 0.5 point, with a steep
decline for the government integrity indicator outweighing an improvement in investment
freedom. South Korea is ranked 7th among 43 countries in the Asia–Pacific region, and
its overall score is above the regional and world averages.

Despite a high-profile corruption scandal that led to the president’s impeachment,

the rule of law is fairly well institutionalized, supporting such other pillars of economic
freedom as regulatory efficiency and market openness. The new government has
departed significantly from prior supply-side-oriented conservative administrations with
an ambitious demand-driven economic policy agenda that emphasizes populist
spending and “income-led growth” through measures aimed at alleviating debt
pressures for households, raising taxes on corporations and the wealthiest, and
increasing the minimum wage.

II. Population

A. Total

The current population of the Republic of Korea is 51,113,777 as of Thursday,

March 22, 2018, based on the latest United Nations estimates.
South Korea population is equivalent to 0.67% of the total world population.
South Korea ranks number 27 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by
population.
The population density in South Korea is 526 per Km2 (1,363 people per mi2).
The total land area is 97,230 Km2 (37,541 sq. miles) % of the population
is urban (41,740,471 people in 2018)
The median age in South Korea is 41.3 years.

B. Distribution of Population

Changing economics and lifestyles have led to a concentration of population in

major cities (and depopulation of the rural countryside), with multi-
generational households separating into nuclear family living arrangements. Today,
many Korean cultural elements, especially popular culture, have spread across the
globe and became one of the most prominent cultural forces in the world.
III. Economic Statistics and activity

A. Gross National Product

Trade is significant for South Korea’s economy; the combined value of exports and
imports equals 78 percent of GDP. The average applied tariff rate is 4.8 percent.
Nontariff barriers impede some trade. Government openness to foreign investment is
above average. The financial sector has become more competitive, although business
start-ups still struggle to obtain financing. The banking sector remains largely stable.

B. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION

There are two main challenges to Panglao Island Transportation – the best way
to get to the Eskaya , and then the best way to explore around the Resort. Whether it’s
ferry, airplane, tricycle, here are the best ways to get to and around on Eskaya Resort.
C. COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Telephone
South Korea's country code is 82.South Korea does not have a GSM network,
which means that roaming opportunities are limited, although there are now both types
of 3G networks (W-CDMA and CDMA2000). Roaming onto these is possible in a limited
number of cases, so check with your operator.LG TeleCom and SK Telecom offer
prepaid mobile phone services (pre-paid service, PPS) in South Korea. Incoming calls
are free. Phones and prepaid services can be acquired at any LG TeleCom and SK
Telecom retail locations.SK Telecom and KTF also offer mobile phone rental services,
and some handsets also support GSM SIM roaming. Both companies have outlets at
the airports in Seoul, Busan and Jeju and charges start from W2000/day. Reserve in
advance via Tour2Korea (the official Korea Tourism Organization site) for a discount
and guaranteed availability.

Internet
South Korea is the world's most wired country and Internet cafes, known as PC
bang, are ubiquitous through the country. Many customers are there for gaming but
you're free to sit and type e-mails as well, typical charges are about W1000 to
W2000/hour. Like anything, it may be more expensive in more "luxurious" places.