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KOREA

Fast Facts

Population:

22,912,000

Capital:

Pyongyang; 3,228,000

Area:

120,538 square kilometers (46,540 square miles)

Language:

Korean

Religion:

Buddhist, Confucianist

Currency:

North Korean won

Life Expectancy:

63

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $1,000

Literacy Percent:

99

VIETNAM

Fast Facts

Population:

83,305,000

Capital:

Hanoi; 3,977,000

Area:

331,114 square kilometers (127,844 square miles)

Language:

Vietnamese, English, French, Chinese, Khmer, local languages

Religion:

Buddhist, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Christian, indigenous beliefs, Muslim

Currency:

Dong

Life Expectancy:

72

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $2,300

Literacy Percent:

94

                

JAPAN

Fast Facts

Population:

127,728,000

Capital:

Tokyo; 35,327,000

Area:

377,887 square kilometers (145,902 square miles)

Language:

Japanese

Religion:

Shinto, Buddhist

Currency:

Yen

Life Expectancy:

81

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $28,700

Literacy Percent:

99

 

    

CHINA

Fast Facts

Population:

1,303,701,000

Capital:

Beijing; 10,849,000

Area:

9,596,960 square kilometers (3,705,405 square miles)

Language:

Chinese (Mandarin), Cantonese, other dialects and minority languages

Religion:

Taoist, Buddhist, Muslim

Currency:

Yuan, also referred to as the Renminbi

Life Expectancy:

71

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $4,700

Literacy Percent:

86

                                                            Thailand             

Population:

65,002,000

Capital:

Bangkok; 6,604,000

Area:

513,115 square kilometers (198,115 square miles)

Language:

Thai, English, ethnic and regional dialects

Religion:

Buddhist, Muslim

Currency:

Baht

Life Expectancy:

71

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $7,000

Literacy Percent:                                                  

INDIA

Fast Facts

Population:

1,103,596,000

Capital:

New Delhi; 295,000

Area:

3,287,270 square kilometers (1,269,221 square miles)

Language:

Hindi, English, 14 other official languages

Religion:

Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi

Currency:

Indian rupee

Life Expectancy:

63

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $2,600

Literacy Percent:

60

                                 Burma

Population:

50,519,000

Capital:

Nay Pyi Taw

Area:

676,552 square kilometers (261,218 square miles)

Language:

Burmese, minor languages

Religion:

Buddhist, Christian, Muslim

Currency:

Kyat

Life Expectancy:

57

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $1,700

Literacy Percent:                        

                                  Iraq

Population:

27,499,638

Capital:

Baghdad; 5,620,000

Area:

437,072 square kilometers (168,754 square miles)

Language:

Arabic, Kurdish, Turkoman, Assyrian, Armenian

Religion:

Shiite and Sunni Muslim, Christian

Currency:

Iraqi dinar

Life Expectancy:

69

GDP per Capita:

U.S. $3,600

Literacy Percent:                        

                                            ARABIA                                                                                                   

                                           

   Fast Facts

Population:

24,573,000

Capital:

Riyadh; 5,126,000

Area:

1,960,582 square kilometers (756,985 square miles)

Language:

Arabic

                                                 Religion:

                                       Muslim

                                                 Currency:

                                       Saudi riyal

                                                 Life Expectancy:

                                       72

                                                 GDP per Capita:

                                       U.S. $11,400

                                                 Literacy Percent:

                                                  79