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Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Hangul (korean)
Script(s) Used		[ ] (han-guk-eo)
Family		Isolate	vs	1.5% World Languages have Isolate
Subgroup		None
3 Letter Code		Kor

Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		75 (6.11 higher than average)	vs	68.89	Compare similar Number of Native speakers (75)
Native Speakers as % of World		1.6 (0.08 higher than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Native Speakers as % of World (1.6)
Total Number of Speakers (millions)		78 (35.83 lower than average)	vs	113.83	Compare similar Total Number of Speakers (78)
Total Speakers as % of World		1 (0.52 lower than average)	vs	1.52	Compare similar Total Speakers as % of World (1)

Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	62.7% World Languages have None
Sequence		SOV	vs	33.3% World Languages have SOV
Tonal		No	vs	80.6% World Languages don't have Tonal
Agglutinative language		Yes	vs	14.9% World Languages have Agglutinative language

Geographic Distribution
Official language in		Korea China
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	89.6% World Languages don't have Official Language of United Nations
Countries Spoken In		Korea, China, Japan, Singapore, Thailand
No. of Countries Spoken In		5 (5.33 lower than average)	vs	10.33	Compare similar No. of Countries Spoken In (5)

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