• Brings foreign autonomous organizations into a sister relationship with Chungnam
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Kumamoto, Japan

• Current Information
• Location : In the middle of Kyushu in the south among 4 islands
• Population : 1.863 million (Population Density: 251 Persons / km2)
• Area : 7,403㎢ (87% of Chungnam), the 15th largest city in Japan
• Capital : Kumamoto
• Organization
• Structure: 8 Bureaus · 2 Divisions · 80 Departments (3Chambers) · 167 Sections · 125 Offices Government Employees: 25,477 persons
• Council
• Councilmen: 56 persons
  Council Secretariat: General affairs division, consultation division, administrative inspection division
• International exchange : In a sister relationship with Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China (May 1982), Montana in the US (May 1982)
• Sisterhood : Jan. 22, 1983
• Website : http://cyber.pref.kumamoto.jp

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Mutual private sister and friendship exchange
• Youth sports exchange and training
• Cultural arts and periodic sports event
• Cooperation in agriculture, environment, and economy

South Australia

• Current Information
• Location : Central southern coast
• Population : 1.474 million (1995)
• Area : 984,377㎢ (1/8 of total Australia, 9.5 times that of South, 115 times that of Chungnam)
• Climate : Temperate climate like South Korea, distinctive four seasons Spring (Sep.- Nov.), Summer (Dec.- Feb.), Fall (Mar.- May), Winter (Jun.- Aug.)
• Capital : Adelaide (The 4th largest historic city in Australia)
• Traffic : A center of the Australian traffic network, moderateaviation and ocean transportation system
• Council : The upper house (22 members, 6-year tenure), the lower house (47 members, 4-year tenure)
• Government : The prime ministeris appointed and the cabinet is organized by a governor general based on the recommendationsof the majority leader and prime minister respectively (13 persons)
• Sisterhood : Sep. 12, 1999
• Website : http://www.sa.gov.au

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Freshwater aquaculture technology
• Business staff exchange and trade cooperation
• Training and exchange of government employees
• Agriculture (advertisement of and participation in flower expo)
• Culture & art (art performance)
• Autonomous administration

Hebei, China

• Current Information
• Location : The coastal area ofBohai, China
• Surrounds Beijing and Tianjin
• Population : 63.47 million (As of the end of 1995)
• Area : 187,693㎢ (22.6 times that of Chungnam)
• Climate : 1℃ - 13℃ (Average annual rainfall: 500m/m)
• Administrative districts : 10 cities, 23 counties
• Capital : Shijiazhuang (Sisterhood relationship was established with Cheonan on Aug. 26, 1997)
• Sisterhood : Oct. 19, 1994

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Participation in exhibition, trade & investment, and economy exchange
• Exchange of culture and sports such as youth sports event
• Exchange of environment-related administrative affairs
• Exchange of government employees such as mutual exchange program
• Exchange of agriculture and forest employees such as agriculture & forest technology council
• Exchange of road and traffic-related affairs
• Autonomous administrative affairs

Amur, Russia

• Current Information
• Location : Southwestern area of the Russian Far East History (1945), Blagoveshchensk (1858)
• Surrounds Beijing and Tianjin
• Population : 1.023 mil. (Russian: 86.8%, Ukrainian: 1.7%, ELK: 2%) Population density: 3 persons per ㎢
• Area : 362 mil.㎢ (43 times of that of Chungnam, 1.7 times that of the Korean peninsula) Similar toPoland and Japan in terms of area
• Climate : Continental and monsoon currents meet.
  Lack of sunlight in winter and hot and rainy in summer Frequent temperature fluctuations everyday (every year)
• Mean temperature: 15℃ - 30℃ (August), 21℃ - 31℃ (January)
• Administrative districts : 20 districts, 9 cities, 28 counties, and 615 villages (towns)
• Capital : Blagoveshchensk
• Sisterhood : June 15, 1995

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Economy Mutual expo exchange
• Sports Training camp
• Environment Environmental forum
• Culture & art Art performance

Wielkopolska, Poland

• Current Information
• Location : In the Midwest, the 2nd biggest state in Poland Cradle of the nation, Hub of culture and history
• Surrounds Beijing and Tianjin
• Population : 3.34 mil. (8.6% of total population, the 3rd highest nationwide)
• Area : 29,826㎢ (9.5% of Poland, the 2nd largest nationwide, 3.4 times that of Chungnam)
• Administrative districts : 4 cities, 31 counties, and 226 villages
• Capital : Poznanwith population of 580,000
• Language : Polish
• Religion : Catholic - 95%
• Economy
• GDP per capita: USD 7,160
• Main industrial structure: manufacture (more than 30%), agriculture & livestock, trade & commerce
• Main economy: Mining, power production,aluminum, textile, ceramics, corn, wheat, and potatoes
• Number of companies: 263,000
• Close economic relationship with Germany
  Poznan: Top-class economy in Poland
• Sisterhood : April 26, 2002

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Culture & art, and youth
• Agriculture
• Economy and trade

Misiones, Argentina

• Current Information
• Location : In the northeast (Parana Plateau) between River Parana (border with Paraguay), River Uruguay (border with Brazil),
• Population : About 995,000 (Argentina: 36,123,000)
• Area : 30,801㎢
• GDP per capita : USD 9,000
• Climate : Humid subtropical climate
• Regional features
• Located in the far northeast of Argentina with 17 cities and counties
• Bordered by Paraguay and Brazil
• Production: Pasturing cattle, Paraguay tea, timber, corn, leaf tobacco
• Government structure : Mayor (1),deputy mayor (1), minister (6), vice minister(6)
• Capital : POSADAS
• Council
• Councilmen: 40 persons (Opposition party: Peronist party [21], ruling party: 19)
• Council: Unicameral system, 4-year term
• Sisterhood : May 28, 2001

• Exchange Activities with Chungnam
• Economy and trade
• Culture, art, and sports
• Autonomous administration