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GeographyLocation: Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean peninsula
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 29,751 km
PeoplePopulation: 125,506,492 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.32% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 10.66 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.46 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.56 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean) Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including 0.7% Christian) Languages: Japanese
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1970 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Tokyo Independence: 660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu) Constitution: 3 May 1947
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.5274 trillion National product real growth rate: 0.6% National product per capita: $20,200 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.7% Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Electricity:
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