The Republic of Korea (also known as South Korea) has a land area of 100,210 km2 and an estimated population of 51.8 million people. Korea has the advantage that the Ministry of Land, lnfrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is in charge of both urban policy and transport policy. MOLIT prepares both a 20-year strategic plan for the development of the entire territory,  including urban areas (the Comprehensive National Territorial Plan, or CNTP), and a 5-year Public Transport Master Plan. Based on these national frameworks, each city govemment establishes a city master plan and a public transport plan.