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Source: The World Factbook
| Area: | 377,835 sq km |
| Capital: | Tokyo |
| Geographic coordinates: | 36 00 N, 138 00 E |
| Climate: | varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Government: | constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government |
| Currency: | yen (JPY) |
| Literacy(%): | 99 |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Ethnicity/race: | Japanese, others(Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, Filipino, other) |
| Religions: | observe both Shinto and Buddhist, other (including Christian) |
| Population | 127333002[04] |
| Population growth rate(%) | 0.08[04] |
| Net migration rate per 1000 | 0[04] |
| Currency (per US$) | 115.933[03] |
| GDP: purchasing power parity(PPP) (US$ billion) | 3582[04] |
| GDP growth (annual%) | 2.7[04] |
| GDP - PPP per capita (US$) | 28200[04] |
| Sources: World Factbook, CIA | |
| Industries: | among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods |
| Natural resources: | negligible mineral resources, fish |
Trade & Investment Statistics | |
| Foreign direct investment (US$ billion) | 6.32[03] |
| Direct investment abroad (US$ billion) | 28.8[03] |
| Source: OECD International Direct Investment Database | |
| Imports (US$ billion) | 346.6[03] |
| Exports(US$ billion) | 447.1[03] |
| Source: CIA World Factbook | |
| Imports: | machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials |
| Import partners: | China, US, South Korea, Indonesia |
| Exports: | motor vehicles, semiconductors, office machinery, chemicals |
| Export partners: | US, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong |
R&D Output | |
| High technology exports % of manufactured exports | 24[02] |
R&D expenditure | |
| GERD as a % of GDP | 3.31[03] |
| GERD (billion Yen) | 16675[03] |
GERD expenditure by sector | |
| Business (billion Yen) | 11577[03] |
| Universities and colleges (billion Yen) | 3282[03] |
| Non-profit institutions and public organizations(billion Yen) | 1816[03] |
GERD - Source of funds | |
| Private sector (billion Yen) | 13162.7[03] |
| National and local governments (billion Yen) | 3452.7[03] |
| Foreign(billion Yen) | 59.7[03] |
BERD & GDP | |
| BERD as a % of GDP | |
| BERD (billion Yen) | 11451[02] |
R&D Output/Innovation | |
| Patents applied | 421044[02] |
| Patents registered | 120018[02] |
| Labor force in million | 66.42[04] |
| R&D personnel (no of persons) | 968092[03] |
| Business enterprise R&D personnel | 555772[03] |
| Researchers(headcount) | 757339[03] |
| Annual tele- communication investment (million US$) | 15775[02] |
| Number of PCs (millions(penetration)) | 48.7(38.2) |
| Fixed phones (millions (penetration%)) | 71.1(55.9)[02] |
| Mobile phone(millions (penetration%)) | 86.66[03] |
| Internet users(millions (penetration%)) | 57.2(44.9)[02] |
| Internet hosts(million) | 48.7(38.2)[02] |