| Country name |
(In Japanese) Nippon
(In English) Japan |
| Population |
127,417,244 (2005) |
| Area |
377,887.25 sq km |
| Capital |
Tokyo |
| Government type |
Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government |
| Chief of state |
Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989) |
| Ethnic groups |
Japanese 99%, Others 1%(Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, Filipino, etc) |
| Language |
Japanese |
| Religions |
Believer in Shintoism; 160 million, Buddhist; 96 million, Christian; 2
million, Other; 11 million. The Japanese religious population is twice
of population, because most of people believe both Shinto and Buddhist. |
| National flag |
 It's called [HINOMARU] in Japanese, and [the Rising Sun] in English. The
rising sun flag was first used by Japanese feudal lord during the Warring
State Period. |
| National bird |
Pheasant |
| National flower |
Cherry blossom |
| GDP |
$4,326.4 billion (2003-World Bank) |
| GDP-per capita |
$32,610 (2003-World Bank) |
| Currency |
Yen(JPY) <Exchange rate> |
| Military |
(1)Military expenditures: 4,902 billion yen ($44.6 billion) (2004)
(2)Military manpower-obligation: Voluntary military service
(3)Military manpower-availability: 238,000 (Army 148,000, Navy 44,000,
Air Force 46,000) |
| Life expectancy at birth |
81.9 years (Male: 78.4 years, Female: 85.3 years) (2002-WHO) |
| Literacy |
100% (2000) |
| Unemployment rate |
4.8% (Aug, 2004) |
| Time difference |
GMT + 9 hours |
| HIV/AIDS-prevalence rate |
less than 0.1% (15~49 years old) (2003) |
| HIV/AIDS-people living with HIV/AIDS |
12,000 (2003) |
| HIV/AIDS-deaths |
500 (2003) |
| Crime rate |
2.19% (2003) (Crime rate=The number of crime / Population) |
| Arrest rate |
23.2% (2003) |
| The number of murder |
1.10 cases / 100,000 people (2003) |
| Arrest rate of murder |
94.1% (2003) |
| The most crime |
Larceny (1,871.13 cases / 100,000 people) (2002) |
| Consumption tax |
5% |
Bibliography
:Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
http://www.stat.go.jp/data/nihon/
:The Defense Agency http://www.jda.go.jp/
:Agency of Cultural Affairs [Religion Yearbook]
:The World Bank, Tokyo bureau http://www.worldbank.or.jp
:The National Police Agency http://www.npa.go.jp/index.htm |
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