Capital: Tokyo

Population

Total Population: 127,450,459

Annual Growth Rate: -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: Japanese is the sixth most spoken language in the world, with over 99% percent of the country's population using it.

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

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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.

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	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Imports of Goods (million USD)	579,064	622,243	762,534	551,981	692,621
Exports of Goods (million USD)	646,725	714,327	781,412	580,719	769,839
Imports of Services (million USD)	133,900	148,685	167,443	146,965	155,235
Exports of Services (million USD)	115,140	127,060	146,440	125,918	137,555

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

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