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• Japan consists of four islands on the Pacific Coast of Asia. Ruled by a monarchy that began in the 7th century, by the mid-19th century Japan had evolved into an industrial society. It has established itself as a current economic world power.

• Fast Facts:

  1. Current Population: 127,288,419
  2. Capital: Tokyo
  3. Area: 377,887 sq km
  4. Language: Japanese
  5. Religion: Shinto, Buddhist
  6. Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima during World War II
  7. Highest point: 3,776 (Mount Fuji)
  8. Median Age: 43.8 years 2008 estimate
  9. Death rate: 9.26/1000 as of 2008
  10. Independence: 660 B.C.
  11. Head of Government: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda

• Japan's Economy, as of 2007

  • GDP: $4.417 trillion US Dollars
  • GDP per capita: $33,800 a year
  • Work force: 66.07 million
  • Unemployment rate: 4%
  • Budget: $1.463 trillion
  • Inflation rate: 0%

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