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Languages South Korea, in 36 editions.
The entry for South Korea published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 7 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 7
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “Language”
Korean; English widely taught in high school
Korean; English widely taught in high school
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean; English widely taught in high school
Korean; English widely taught in high school
The same text in 5 editions, 1993 to 1997.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English widely taught in high school
Korean; Korean, English widely taught in high school
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high
school
The same text in 11 editions, 2000 to 2010.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high school
Korean, English widely taught in junior high and high
The same text in 7 editions, 2011 to 2017.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English (widely taught in junior high and high school)
Korean, English widely (widely taught in junior high and high school school)
The same text in 3 editions, 2018 to 2020.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)
Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high high, and high school)
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)
- major-language sample(s):
월드 팩트북, 필수적인 기본 정보 제공처 (Korean)
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Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)
major-language sample(s):
월드 팩트북, 필수적인 기본 정보 제공처 (Korean)
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The same text in 2024 and 2025.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Korean, English
- major-language sample(s):
월드 팩트북, 필수적인 기본 정보 제공처 (Korean)
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Korean, English (widely taught in elementary, junior high, and high school)
major-language sample(s):
월드 팩트북, 필수적인 기본 정보 제공처 (Korean)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “South Korea: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/south-korea/languages.