People

__ People of North and South Korea __

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__**Population**__: 22,912,177 __**Life expectency**__: __**Etnic groups**__: homogeneous; there are small Chinese and Japanese communities. __**Languages**__: Korean, and sometimes Chinese or Japanese __**Literacy**__: age 15 and over can read and write
 * Total**: 71.37 years
 * Male**: 68.65 years
 * female**: 74.22 years
 * total**: 99%
 * male**: 99%
 * female**: 99%

named General Secretary of the Korean Workers' Party. Then in September 1998. He was annocened chariman of the National Defense conmmision which was now the highest office of state. He is referred to as the Great leader or the Dear leader .
 * __ Important People of North Korea __**
 * Kim Jong il**- He is the ruler of North Korea. In October of 1997 he was

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 __**Population**__: 48,422,644 __**Life expectency**__: __**Etnic groups**__: Homogeneous except for about 20,000 Chinese Junior high and High school
 * Total:** 76.85 years
 * male**: 73.42 years
 * female**: 80.57 years
 * __Languages__**: Korean, Chinese and English some where taught in

__** Important People of South Korea **__ Lee Myung-bak- He is the President of South Korea. He began his business career with Hyundai Construction in 1965, and then he became the chief executive officer of the company in 1977. In 1992 he decided to go into politics he was elected into the National Assembly and served until 1998. He resigned because of the charges of excessive campaign spending, later he was mayor of Seoul , On May,10th 2007 he ran for the Grand National Party as its presidential candidate .

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