PROFILE OF JAPAN

Official Name:Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Population:126,475,664 (July 2011 est.)
Population Growth Rate: -0.278% (2011 est.)
Current Local Time: Standard Time +0900 UTC. Click here to view time.
Languages: Japanese
Climate/Weather: Click here to view forecast.
Currency: Japanese Yen Click here to go to currency converter.
Natural resources: Fish and few mineral resources.
Agriculture: Products--rice, vegetables, fruit, milk, meat, silk, fish.
Industry: Types--machinery and equipment, metals and metal products, textiles, autos, chemicals, electrical and electronic equipment, textiles, processed foods
Gross Domestic Product: US $4.31 trillion (PPP, 2010 est.)
GDP growth: 3.9% (2010 est.)
Source: Background Note - Japan (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/4142.htm)

 

USEFUL LINKS

General information on Japan

Japan Fact Sheet

Country profile, art & culture

Japan Balance of Trade

Website of Statistics Bureau of Japan

Japan Standard Time

Population Clock

World Bank Tokyo Office

Health information for Travelers to Japan

Foreign Entry Requirements

U.S Dept.of Energy country Analysis

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