Contents 01 Prologue 02 CEO’s Message 04 Partner with KOTRA 06 Foreign Investment 12 Global Trade Promotion 16 Global Business Partnership 20 Global Trade Investment Information 24 Trade and Investment Infrastructure Support 28 Inside Korea 30 Ethical Management 31 Core Values of KOTRA

•Official country name : Republic of Korea •Capital : Seoul •Area: 100,210㎢

•Population : 50 million (24th in the world) •Illiteracy rate : 0% (age 20 to 40) •University enrollment rate : 80%

•Religion : Buddhism 24%, Protestant 23%, Catholic 8%, other 0.8%, unreligious 44.2%

•Climate : Continental climate with four distinct seasons • Time zone : GMT + 9 hours

•Political system : Democratic republic (presidential) •Economy : 15th in the world (based on GDP), OECD member

•Currency : Won •GDP : $1.16 trillion •Per capita income : $22,778

• Foreign reserves : $316 billion •Trade value : $1 trillion (as of the end of 2012)

Korea, a small but powerful countryWelcome to KoreaLocated between China and Japan, Korea is a country small in size but big in growth. For the past four years straight, its trade volume has exceeded $1 trillion. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) is Korea's national trade and foreign investment promotion agency.Through 124 offices in 84 countries, KOTRA functions as a Global Business Platform.