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Country
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Japan | 
Qatar |
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Leader
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Head of state: Emperor Akihito Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda
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Emir: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifah Al Thani
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Population
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127,368,088
| 1,951,591
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Life Expectancy
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83.910 years
| 78.090 years
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Capital City
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Tokyo
| Doha
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Largest city
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| Tokyo (population: 8,336,600) | Doha (population: 344,939) |
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Human Development Index
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0.956
| 0.899
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| GDP per capita |
$35,200 US
| $104,300 US
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Literacy Rate
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99%
| 89%
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Corruption Perception Index
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7.3
| 6.5
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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12.3%
| 0%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Tadashi Yanai & family ($6.0bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
4.600%
| 0.400%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
| emirate
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Independence date
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660 B.C. (traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU)
| 3 September 1971 (from UK)
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| Religions |
observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
| Muslim 77.5%, Christian 8.5%, other 14% (2004 census)
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| Languages |
Japanese
| Arabic (official), English commonly used as a second language
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| Exports |
transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
| liquefied natural gas (LNG), petroleum products, fertilizers, steel
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| External Debt |
$2,719,000,000,000 $
| $125,300,000,000 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)
| Qatari rials (QAR) per US dollar - 3.64 (2008 est.), 3.64 (2007), 3.64 (2006), 3.64 (2005), 3.64 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
0.800%
| 10.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
25
| 0
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| Location |
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
| Middle East, peninsula bordering the Persian Gulf and Saudi Arabia
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| Area |
377,915 km sq
| 11,586 km sq
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| Coastline |
29,751 km
| 563 km
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| Climate |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
| arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers
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