President serves as chief executive and commander-in-chief of South Korean Armed Forces. Must be South Korean citizen, 40 years old, and lived in country for 5 years. Constitutional predecessor is Korean Provisional Government established in 1919
Won derived from Spanish-American silver dollar, cognate of Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. First won divided into 100 jeon, with fixed exchange rate of 15 won to 1 dollar. Replaced by hwan in 1953 at rate of 1 hwan = 100 won
Brazil's 203 million population in 2022, making it the seventh most populous country globally. Most Brazilians live within 300 km of the coast. Population distribution is uneven, with dense coastal areas and sparse interior regions
Tea plant Camellia sinensis originated in southwestern China and northern Myanmar. Tea consumption began in Yunnan province around 2nd millennium BC. Earliest physical evidence found in Han dynasty mausoleum from 2nd century BC. Tea drinking recorded in 3rd century AD medical text by Hua Tuo
Kim is the most common surname in Korea, with 10.6 million people as of 2015. Written as 김 (gim) in both North and South Korea. Hanja 金 can also be transliterated as 금 (geum) meaning 'gold'. 99.3% of population uses Kim, with 0.7% using other variants
South Korea's population is 51,701,659 as of July 2024. Population growth rate decreased from 0.1% to 0.09% from 2019 to 2020. World's lowest fertility rate of 0.92, with average of 1.19 children per mother. Almost half of population expected to be over 65 by 2065