In Japan, the Forester replaced the Subaru Impreza Gravel Express, known in the USA as the Subaru Outback Sport. However, the Outback Sport remained in production for the U.S. market. The Forester appeared after the introduction of the Nissan Rasheen in Japan with a similar appearance, and the Forester's Japanese competitors include the Toyota RAV4, Mitsubishi RVR, and the Suzuki Grand Vitara.
1 Life expectancy in the South is 79.3 years. 2  In the North it is ten years less at 69.2. 3  81.5% of South Korea has access to the Internet. 4  Less than 0.1% of North Koreans do. 5  The intentional homicide rate per 100,000 people is 2.6 in the South.
The restructuring since the 1997-1998 Asian economic crisis has dramatically heightened social and class tensions. South Koreaâs poverty rate has doubled in the last six years, with 20 percent of the population now living in or close to poverty. Some one million people are officially unemployed. The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 to 29 is still at a three-year high of 9.1 percent.