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Basic Facts About Japan:

 		  

Full country name: Japan (Nihon)
Area: 377,835 sq km (147,356 sq mi)
Population: 126.9 million
Capital city: Tokyo (pop 12 million)
People: Japanese (including indigenous Ainu & Okinawans), Korean
Language: Japanese
Religion: Shinto, Buddhist, Christian
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Emperor Akihito
Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi

GDP: US$3.15 trillion
GDP per head: US$24,900
Annual growth: 1.3%
Inflation: -0.7%
Major industries: High-tech electronic products, motor vehicles, office machinery, chemicals, steel, textiles, processed foods
Major trading partners: USA, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, China

 

Average Temperature & Precipitation in Major Cities:

  Winter (Jan) Spring (Apr) Summer (Jul) Autumn (Oct)
      T(F)    T(C)    P     T(F)    T(C)    P     T(F)    T(C)     P     T(F)    T(C)     P
  Sapporo     26.4    -3.1    131.5     43.0      6.1   123.5     72.0    22.2    194.0     52.9    11.6      24.5
  Sendai     38.5     3.6      44.5     50.0    10.0   178.5     75.7    24.3    248.5     60.0    15.5      88.0
  Tokyo     45.7     7.6      66.5     58.1    14.5   151.5     81.9    27.7    373.5     65.8    18.8    142.5
  Nagoya     43.0     6.1      56.5     56.8    13.8   150.0     82.4    28.0      74.5     66.0    18.9    135.0
  Osaka     44.6     7.0      52.0     58.3    14.6     77.5     83.7    28.7      42.5     67.5    19.7    126.5
  Fukuoka     45.9     7.7      71.0     59.2    15.1     82.5     82.8    28.2    149.5     67.5    19.7      86.5
  Naha     64.2   17.9      87.0     69.3    20.7   394.0     82.4    28.0    367.5     79.2    26.2      95.0

Key: "T" stands for temperature in (F) Fahrenheit and (C) Celsius; "P" stands for precipitation in mm.

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