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  1. TRAVELLING IN 
  2. SOUTH KOREA
  3.  
  4. Facts and figures:
  5. Capital:Seoul
  6.  
  7. Pop:41,000,000
  8.  
  9. Language:
  10. Korean and English
  11.  
  12. Time:GMT+9
  13.  
  14. Electricity:
  15. 100 and 220 volts AC
  16.  
  17. More info from:
  18. Korea Tourism Dept,
  19. Vogue House,
  20. 1,Hanover Square,
  21. London W1R 9RD
  22. Tel:071-408-1591
  23.  
  24. Passport/visas
  25. Full UK - Yes
  26. Visa - Not req
  27. if staying less
  28. than 60 days.
  29.  
  30. Currency:
  31. Won
  32.  
  33. All major credit
  34. cards are accepted.
  35.  
  36. Health:
  37. Precations are
  38. advised against
  39. Cholera,Typhoid,
  40. Polio and Malaria
  41.  
  42. Air travel:
  43. Korean Air
  44. Approx time from
  45. London is 20
  46. hours.
  47.  
  48. Airports:
  49. Seoul
  50. Pusan
  51. Cheju
  52.  
  53. Port:
  54. Pusan
  55.  
  56. Hotels:
  57. Seoul has over 50
  58. modern hotels and
  59. all major towns
  60. have hotels.The
  61. tourism industry
  62. is now developing
  63. quite rapdily and
  64. although a way
  65. to go to rival say
  66. Thailand, Korea
  67. could be a major
  68. player in the
  69. future.
  70.  
  71. Climate:
  72. Moderate climate
  73. with four seasons.
  74. The hottest part
  75. of the year is
  76. during the
  77. rainy season
  78. between July and
  79. August and the
  80. coldest is 
  81. Dec to January.
  82. Soring and autumn
  83. are mild and mainly
  84. dry.
  85.  
  86. Summer max:95F(35c)
  87.  
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