Japan.
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Capital - Tokyo
Language - Japanese
Population - 127,433,494 (July 2007 est.)
Geography - total: 377,835 sq km
Area-comparative - slightly smaller than California
Climate - varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Religion - observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%
Ethnic Groups - Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.7%
note: up to 230,000 Brazilians of Japanese origin migrated to Japan in the 1990s to work in industries; some have returned to Brazil (2004)
Life expectations - total population: 82.02 years
male: 78.67 years
female: 85.56 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2002)
Government type - constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
Exports - $590.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Export Commodities - transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals
GDP per capita - $33,100 (2006 est.)
Natural Ressources - negligible mineral resources, fish
Natural Hazards - many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons