Japan: Introduction

Capital: Tokyo

Population

Total Population: 127,450,459

Natural Increase: -0.1%

Density: 350 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 66.8%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Tokyo (Yokohama, Chiba, Kawasaki …) (33,800,000); Osaka (16,700,000); Nagoya (8,300,000); Sapporo (2,525,000).

Ethnic Origins: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.7%

Official Language: Japanese (nihongo)

Other Languages Spoken: Korean and Chinese.

Business Language(s): English is moreover the foreign language which is the most usually spoken. However the Japanese, including the business leaders, sometimes only have basic English. Businessmen often read English better than they can speak it.

Religion: Shintoism and Buddhism are the two most widespread religions (84% of the population). Japanese follow either one or the other, or both.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Tokyo

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)

Country Overview

Area: 377,940 km²

Type of State: Empire having a parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member, G8 member.
Third greatest world economy; it has the largest number of patents taken out in the world. The country is affected by numerous natural disasters

HDI*: 0.884/1

HDI (World Rank): 11/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

14°

Low: 16° | High: 17°

Humidity: 94% | Wind: 14 km/h
Sunrise: 4:29 am | Sunset: 6:43 pm

Tokyo, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Japan, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Japan, Dial +81

Internet Suffix: .jp

Computers: 54.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 40.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 69.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	622,243	762,534	551,981	692,621	854,267
Exports of Goods (million USD)	714,327	781,412	580,719	769,839	822,674
Imports of Services (million USD)	148,685	167,443	146,965	155,800	164,739
Exports of Services (million USD)	127,060	146,440	125,918	138,875	142,919

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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