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NUMBER OF SPEAKERS WORLDWIDE:

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  • 78 million
      WHERE IT'S SPOKEN:
     
  • Korean peninsula: 23 million in the north and 45 million in the South
  • China: 2 million
  • Japan: 700,000
  • North America: 1.9 million in the US and 40,000 in Canada
  • Central and South America: 22,000
  • Former Soviet Union (Uzbekistan and Kazakstan): 500,000
  • Sakhalin: 40,000
  • Middle East and Africa: 120,000
  • Europe: 26,000
      WHAT'S OFFERED AT IUB:
     
  • First through Third Year Korean regularly, Fourth Year Korean occasionally.
  • Three years of Korean are required for BA in EALC with concentration on Korea
  • Two years of Korean are required for BA in East Asian Studies on Korea concentration.
  • Three years of Korean also fulfill the requirement for Korean minor.
  • Korean can be used to fulfill the foreign language requirement.
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