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General Information

Name of country: Japan
Position: 36 00 N, 138 00 E
Time zone: GMT
Area: 377,835 kmq
Type of government: monarchy
Capital: Tokyo

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Demographic Information

Resident population: 126,771,600 (July 2001)
Rate of population growth: 0.17% (2001)
Languages spoken: Japanese

Economy

GDP: $ 3,150 Mld (2000)
GDP growth rate: 1.3% (2000)
GDP per capita: $ 24,900 (2000)
Annual rate of inflation: - 0.7% (2000)
Currency: yen (JPY) - currency converter
Exports: $ 450 Bn (f.o.b., 2000)
Imports: $ 355 Bn (c.i.f.. 2000)

Internet

Internet ccTLD: .jp - Registration Authority
Resident population online: 49,72 M (2002)
% of total resident population online: 39,22%
% of total worldwide population online: 8,72%
Principal country-relevant search engines and Directories: Google Japan, AsiaCo Japan, ODP Japan, Alcarna, Biglobe, DokoDa, Goo, iNetGuide, MSN Japan, Internets: Japan

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