Financial Scope: KRW 338.1 billion (Financial Independence: 52.2%)
- General Accounts: KRW 325.6 billion
- Special AccountsL KRW 12.5 billion
Repository of Clean Environment and Marine Resources
- 50 times higher oxygen negative ions than large cities
- Cleanest water in Korea with underwater elvan rocks, saltpeter and marine forest
- Top destination of maritime tourism with archipelago marine national park
- Top well-being seafood production site: 410,000 tons (8% national production)
National Market Share
- Seaweeds : Kelp (70%), Fusiformes (60%), Sea Mustard (46%), Seaweed fulvescens (40%)
- Fish and Shellfish : Abalones (81%), Abalone seeds(30%), Fish farm(20%)
Cradle of Historical and Cultural Resources
- Base on marine king, Jang Bogo, Cheonghaejin
- Gogeum Myodangdo indwelled by the spirit of Yi Sunshin
- Bogildo, the footsteps of Gosan Yun Sundo
- Cheongsando, the first slow city in Asia
- Soando and Sinjido, the mecca of anti-Japanese movement
Base of Marine Transportation in Southwest Region
- Shortest distance to Jeju Island (96 km), Closest by air (100 minutes)
- Gwangju-Wando expressway to be constructed