South Korea

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Official Name
Republic of Korea
Population Full

51,835,000 (2020 World Factbook)

Principal Languages
Korean
Literacy Rate
98% (2019 World Factbook)
International Conventions
CPPDCE (2010), CSICH (2005), ICCPR (1990), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for South Korea is 4. All are living languages. Of these, 3 are indigenous and 1 is non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional and 1 is dying. Also listed are 4 unestablished languages.