Japan Statistics - Page 12

Facts About Japan

LAND: Area: 377,801 sq. km (145,870 sq. mi.).
Capital and largest city: Tokyo (1990 pop., 8,163,127).
Elevations: highest--Mount Fuji, 3,776 m (12,388 ft); lowest--sea level, along the coast.

PEOPLE: Population (1992 est.): 124,460,481;
Density: 329 persons per sq. km (853 per sq. mi.).
Distribution (1992): 77% urban, 23% rural.
Annual growth (1992): 0.4%.
Official language: Japanese.
Major religions: Buddhism, Shinto.

EDUCATION AND HEALTH:
Literacy (1992): virtually 100% of adult population.
Universities (1991 est.): 500.
Hospital beds (1989): 1,634,000.
Physicians (1989): 201,658.
Life expectancy (1992): women--82; men--77.
Infant mortality (1992): 4 per 1,000 live births.

ECONOMY:
GDP (1991): $2,360.7 billion; $19,100 per capita.
Labor distribution (1990):
commerce and services--55%;
manufacturing--24%;
construction--8%;
agriculture--9%;
government and public services--3%.
Foreign trade (1991): imports--$236.6 billion; exports--$314.3 billion;
principal trade partners--Southeast Asia, United States, Western Europe.
Currency: yen.

Government:
Type: constitutional monarchy.
Government leaders (1993): Akihito--Emperor;
Miyazawa Kiichi--Prime Minister.
Legislature: Diet.
Political Subdivisions: 47 prefectures.

Communications:
Railroads (1988): 27,474 km (17,071 mi.).
Roads (1990): 1,110,000 km (689,700 mi.) total.
Major ports: 18.
Major airfields. 3.