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Country
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Japan |
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Leader
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Head of state: Emperor Akihito Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda
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Population
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| 127,368,088
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Life Expectancy
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| 83.910 years
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Capital City
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| Tokyo
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Largest city
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| (population: ) | Tokyo (population: 8,336,600) |
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Human Development Index
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NA
| 0.956
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| GDP per capita |
| $35,200 US
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Literacy Rate
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| 99%
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Corruption Perception Index
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NA
| 7.3
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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NA
| 12.3%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
NA
| Tadashi Yanai & family ($6.0bn US)
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| Unemployment Rate |
| 4.600%
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Death Penalty
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NA
| Legal
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Political System
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| constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
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Independence date
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| 660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU)
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| Religions |
| observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
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| Languages |
| Japanese
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| Exports |
| transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
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| External Debt |
| $2,719,000,000,000 US
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| Exchange Rate |
| yen (JPY) per US dollar - 103.58 (2008 est.), 117.99 (2007), 116.18 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
| 0.800%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
0
| 25
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| Location |
| Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
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| Area |
| 377,915 km sq
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| Coastline |
| 29,751 km
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| Climate |
| varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
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