Japan

Summary Location: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula Population: 127,214,499 (July 2003 est.) Capital: Tokyo GDP per capita: purchasing power parity - $28,000 (2002 est.) Japan Facts            Map Compare Japan to other countries: Comparisons Japan appears in the following rankings  • Number of billionaires  • Number of Computers  • Life Expectancy  • Cost of Living  • Internet Users  • Military Expenditure  • Nobel Prize Winners  • Population  • Quality of Life  • Wealth  • Student Population  • Number of Universities  • Number of Workers More about Japan  •Japanese recipes  •Japan travel guide  • Japan travel  •  Japanese airlines  •  Japanese airports •  Japanese books •  Japanese music •  Japanese DVDs

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