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Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

With the recent headlines, and commitments from Obama, I became a little curious as to how many Americans are actually on the peninsula right now.

Does anyone actually know how many Americans are here? (nope, not counting their northern brethren)

moosehead · Joined: 05 May 2007

I could tell ya but then I'd have to kill ya Laughing

seriously, aren't there around 30,000 military?

but otherwise, don't think there's that many teachers - usually most are Canadians aren't they?

ask the Embassy they should know.

gangwonbound · Joined: 27 Apr 2009

Too Many...

Had to say it before someone else did.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

I figured something like

30,000 active military.
5,000 family.
1,000 DoD and support staff.
6,000 English teachers.
1,000 business independants.
10,000 Korean/US passport holders.

Any thoughts?

asian sensation · Joined: 13 Oct 2008

I recently read it was around 100,000. I think it's on the embassy website.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

shifter2009 · Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Location: wisconsin

gangwonbound · Joined: 27 Apr 2009

I think it's 8000 teachers now

Trevor · Joined: 16 Nov 2005

'With the recent headlines,' do you mean what's it going to take to pull us out in case of a war? I'm not leaving without my savings.

Captain Corea · Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

28,500 troops here. As for non-soldiers, no idea.

DC in Suwon · Joined: 14 Dec 2008

I think on the marijuana thread somebody had posted a link to the statistics of drug related arrests here. I think there was like 16-17,000 USA teachers (very close to Canadian amount). Not sure on that. I'm too lazy to look for it.

Seongdong-guY · Joined: 12 Feb 2009 Location: Seongdong-gu

The figures for e2 visa holders by nationality were
in the Korea times recently - they have'nt been put on their website but the figures for the end of 2007 are there http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/071225_p9_mis1.jpg and I remember that the end of 2008 figures weren't that much higher. So it gives a general idea.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

There are a lot more Americans TEACHING in Korea than in 1994, when I first came. That same year, Kim Il Sung died and South Korea was put on high alert since nobody knew who was in power.

I remember getting my ID checked by cops around Jamsil.

Since talk has been cheap for the five parties other than North Korea, which has raked in billions from the "dumbshine" policy, I'm thinking stronger action must be taken against Pyongyang.