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• Location: northwest of South Korea

• Average temperature: winter 5 °C, summer 25 °C

• Language: Korean 한국어

• Currency: Korean Won, 1 Canadian dollar ≈ 866.5 KRW

• Population: 10,197,604 people (Jan, 2017)

• Land area: 605 km² (234 square miles)

• The city is built around the coast of Han River

• History: the settlement began around 4000 BC. In 18 BC, the kingdom of Baekje founded its capital city, Wiryeseong, which is believed to be inside modern-day Seoul

• Nominal GDP: $717 billion (2017), a growth of  3.1% compare to the previous year

• Per capita GDP: 29,743.5 USD (2017)

• Industries: agriculture: 2.6%, industry: 39.2%, services: 58.2% (2010)