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    This category is for English web sites emanating from and relating to Japan. <P>Japanese language websites must be submitted to <A lang="jp" HREF="/World/Japanese/"><B> World: Japanese</B></A>. <P> <HR> <P> <IMG SRC="http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/flags/ja-flag.gif" WIDTH=81 HEIGHT=54 BORDER=1 alt="Japan Flag"> <P><H1>Japan</H1> <P> Japan is an island nation situated off the east coast of the Asian continent. The nation's roughly 7,000 islands extend in an arc of about 3,000 km northeast to southwest. Total land area, if the Northern Territories are included, is 377,864 km<SUP>2</SUP>. <P> <DL COMPACT> <H3>Fast Facts</H3> <DT>Population (July 2003):</DT> <DD>127,214,499</DD> <DT>Age structure: (2003 est.)</DT> <DD><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR><TD>0-14 years: </TD><TD>14.4% (male 9,368,132; female 8,906,024) </TD></TR> <TR><TD>15-64 years: </TD><TD>67% (male 42,852,204; female 42,368,109) </TD></TR> <TR><TD>65 years and over: </TD><TD>18.6% (male 9,945,638; female 13,774,392) </TD></TR> </TABLE></DD> <DT>Official Language:</DT> <DD>Japanese</DD> <DT>Capital:</DT> <DD>Tokyo</DD> <DT>Currency:</DT> <DD>Yen (JPY, ¥, 円)</DD> <DT>Political System:</DT> <DD>Parliamentary Democracy</DD> <DT>Gross Domestic Product (PPP, 2002 est.)</DT> <DD>3.55 Trillion US Dollars; per capita $28,000</DD> <DT>Official Unemployment Rate (2000)</DT> <DD>5.4% (NB: If calculated by western methods, could be double)</DD> <DT>Number of Households (2000):</DT> <DD>46,376,000</DD> <DT>Legal Age of Adulthood:</DT> <DD>20 years old</DD> <DT>Legal age for Driving:</DT> <DD>18 years for cars/motorcycles, 16 for 50cc scooters</DD> <DT>Life Expectancy (2003)</DT> <DD>Men: 77.63 years; Women: 84.41 years</DD> <DT>Marriage and Divorce Rates (2000):</DT> <DD>Marriages: 7.1/1000 persons, total 762,028; Divorces: 2/1000 persons, total 250,529</DD> <DT>National Suicide Rate (2000):</DT> <DD>14.2/100,000 persons</DD> <DT>Number of Non-Japanese Residents (2000)</DT> <DD>1,686,444</DD> <DT>Religion:</DT> <DD><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR><TD>Shintoism</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">49%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Buddhism</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">45%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Christianity</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">1%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Other religions</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">5%</TD></TR> </TABLE></DD> <DT>Total Primary Energy Supply (FY1995; 588 million kl crude oil equivalent)</DT> <DD><TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR><TD>Petroleum</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">55.8%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Coal</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">16.5%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Nuclear</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">12%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Natural Gas </TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">10.8%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Hydro</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">3.5%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Geothermal</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">0.2%</TD></TR> <TR><TD>Others</TD><TD ALIGN="RIGHT">1.1%</TD></TR> </TABLE></DD> <DT>Time Zone:</DT> <DD>GMT+9 (JST)</DD> <DT>International Country Code:</DT> <DD>+81</DD> <DT>Internet top-level domain name:</DT> <DD>jp</DD> </DL>

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