Japan May 24, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Japan, Country Information Japan Land Of The Rising Sun. General Population: 126,475,664 (2011) Land Area: 377,835 sq km Natural Resources: Negligible natural resources; fish Capital: Tokyo Political System: Constitutional Monarchy with Parliamentary Government State Leader: Naoto Kan (2010) Languages: Japanese Currency: Yen (JPY) Major Religions: Shinto and Buddhist 84%, Other 16% Major Ethnicities: Japanese 98.5%, Korean 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, Other 0.6% Life Expectancy: 82.25 years (2011) Economy GDP Official Exchange Rate: 5.391 billion (2010) GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 4.338 billion (2010) GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 34,200 (2010) GDP Growth Rate: 3% (2010) GDP Structure: Agriculture 1.1%, Industry 23%, Services 75.9% (2010) Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 3.9%, Industry 26.2%, Services 69.8% (2010) Industries: Motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods Agriculture Products: Rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, dairy products, eggs, fish Human Development Index: 0.884 (11th) Tourism Revenue: 14.343 billion (2004) Unemployment Rate: 5.1% (2010) Military Army Size: 239 900 (2004) Budget: 0.8% of GDP (2006) Current Situation Japan is located in East Asia. Japan shares sea borders with many Asian countries. Japan is one of the leading economic powers of the world. Japan is a leader in technology, robotics and machinery. Photo Gallery Text format Sources : CIA World Factbook: Japan The Economist: The World In 2010 Wikipedia: Japan http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/JPN.html