Cody+&+Mari

=** Japan﻿ **=

By Cody and Mari


15-64 years: 64.3% 65 years and over: 22.2% || female: 85.66 years || Conventional short form: Japan Local long form: Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku  Local short form: Nihon/Nippon  || Head of government: Prime Minister Naoto KAN (since 4 June 2010) ||
 * ~ Geography ||
 * Location || Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula. ||
 * Geographic Coordinates || 36 00 N, 138 00 E ||
 * Continent || Asia ||
 * Area || There is a total of 145,913 sq mi of land. There is 140,728 sq mi of land. There is 5,185 sq mi of water. ||
 * Area Comparison || Slightly smaller than California ||
 * Border Countires || There are 0 border countries. China is slightly to the Nothwest of Japan, just not fully conecting with it. ||
 * Climate || Varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north. ||
 * Terrian || Mostly rugged and mountains. ||
 * Natural Resources || Negligible mineral resources, fish. With virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas, as well as the second largest importer of oil. ||
 * Natural Hazards || Many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons, and more. ||
 * ~ People ||
 * Total Population || 126,804,433 ||
 * Age Structure || 0-14 years: 13.5%
 * Life Expectancy || male: 78.87 years
 * Nationality || Japanese ||
 * Religious || Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8% ||
 * Languages || Japanese ||
 * Literacy || 99% of people over the age of 15 can read and write. ||
 * ~ Government ||
 * Country Name (long form) || Conventional long form: none
 * Government Type || A parliamentary government with a constitutional monarchy ||
 * Capital || <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Tokyo ||
 * Chief of State/Head of Government || Chief of state: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">Emperor AKIHITO (since 7 January 1989)

industry: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">28% services: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">68%  ||
 * ~ Economy ||
 * Labor Force by Occupation || agriculture: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">4%
 * Agriculture || Rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs and fish are grown there. ||
 * Industry || Japan is among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods. ||
 * Exported Cmmodities || They export transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery and chemicals. ||
 * Imported Commodities || Japan imports machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles and raw materials. ||
 * Currency || Yen ||
 * ~ Communication ||
 * Number of Land Line Phones || 47.579 million ||
 * Number of Cell Phones || 110.395 million ||


 * ~ Transportation ||
 * Airports || 176 (2010) ||
 * Paved Airports || Total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">144 ||
 * Roadways || Total: <span class="category_data" style="font-weight: normal; vertical-align: top;">1,203,777 km ||
 * Roadways Compared to the World || Country comparison to the world: <span class="category_data">[|5] ||
 * ~ Sources cited ||
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