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Japan
Japan is an island nation situated off the east coast of the Asian continent. The nation's roughly 7,000 islands extend in an arc of about 3,000 km northeast to southwest. Total land area, if the Northern Territories are included, is 377,864 km2.
Fast Facts
Population (July 2003):
127,214,499
Age structure: (2003 est.)
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 9,368,132; female 8,906,024)
15-64 years: 67% (male 42,852,204; female 42,368,109)
65 years and over: 18.6% (male 9,945,638; female 13,774,392)
Official Language:
Japanese
Capital:
Tokyo
Currency:
Yen (JPY, ¥, 円)
Political System:
Parliamentary Democracy
Gross Domestic Product (PPP, 2002 est.)
3.55 Trillion US Dollars; per capita $28,000
Official Unemployment Rate (2000)
5.4% (NB: If calculated by western methods, could be double)
Number of Households (2000):
46,376,000
Legal Age of Adulthood:
20 years old
Legal age for Driving:
18 years for cars / motorcycles, 16 for 50cc scooters
Life Expectancy (2003)
Men: 77.63 years; Women: 84.41 years
Marriage and Divorce Rates (2000):
Marriages: 7.1 / 1000 persons, total 762,028; Divorces: 2 / 1000 persons, total 250,529
National Suicide Rate (2000):
14.2 / 100,000 persons
Number of Non-Japanese Residents (2000)
1,686,444
Religion:
Shintoism49%
Buddhism45%
Christianity1%
Other religions5%
Total Primary Energy Supply (FY1995; 588 million kl crude oil equivalent)
Petroleum55.8%
Coal16.5%
Nuclear12%
Natural Gas 10.8%
Hydro3.5%
Geothermal0.2%
Others1.1%
Time Zone:
GMT+9 (JST)
International Country Code:
+81
Internet top-level domain name:
jp
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