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CHUNGBUK province is located in the center of
Korea,
a small but strong country emerging as the hub of future
high-tech
-nology in North east Asia.
Equipped with modern transportation network connecting
every
-where in the nation within 2 hours, chungcheongbuk-do
is be
-coming the key strategic area of national development
in the 21st century.
The recent news that the administration
capital will be built |
in Chungcheong area makes the province
more attractive for international business.
Moreover, chungbuk has been developing the strategic
industries of IT and BT including semiconductors, rechargeable
batteries, new bio medicine and artificial organs.
Under these favorable conditions, many promising and excellent
companies are moving here and manufacturing the best quality
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Overview of
CHUNGBUK 
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Area : 7,431Km² |
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Population : 1.5 million |
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GRDP : USD 21.9 billion (as of the end of 2003) |
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Industrial Composition : Agriculture and fishery (7.2%), manufacturing (38.5%) and services (54.3%) |
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Administrative Areas : 3 cities and 9 counties |
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Weather - Annual average temperature: 12.8°C |
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- Humidity: 64%
- Annual average precipitation: 1,281m - Rainy days: 124days |
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Colleges and Universities : 16 |
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Research institutes : 249 |
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Industrial Complexes: 63 complexes |
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INumber of Manufacturing businesses: 5.512 (as of the end
of December 2004) |
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Adequate Industrial Water Supply |
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- Water storage in Chungju reservoir: 2,750,000,000m³
- Water storage in Daecheong reservoir: 1,492,000,000m³ |
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