韩国地处朝鲜半岛南部,面积9.9万平方公里,居民4300余万。1953年至1993年,该国国民生产总值增长235倍,由14亿美元猛增到3287亿美元,居世界第12位;人均国民收入增长111倍,从67美元增加到7466美元,居世界第38位;对外贸易总额增长426倍,到1993年10月达1660.4亿美元。这些有目共睹的经济奇迹,使地域狭小、人口稠密、资源有限的韩国成了举世 South Korea is located in the southern part of the Korean peninsula with an area of ​​99,000 square kilometers and a population of more than 43 million. From 1953 to 1993, the country’s gross national product increased by 235 times, from US$1.4 billion to US$328.7 billion, ranking 12th in the world; per capita national income increased 111 times, from US$67 to US$7466, ranking the world Rank 38; Total foreign trade increased by 426 times, reaching US$166.04 billion by October 1993. These obvious economic miracles have made Korea, a small, densely populated and resource-constrained region, a world leader.