JAPAN

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Japan People

Country Name: Japan

Capital City: Tokyo

Population: 127,433,494 (2007 est.)

Population Growth: -0.088% (2007 est.)

Currency: yen (JPY)

Languages: Japanese

Area: 377,835 sq km

Inflation Rate: 0.3% (2006 est.)

Unemployment Rate: 4.1% (2006)

Domain extension:

PEOPLE OF JAPAN

Age Structure 0-14 years:

13.8% (male 9,024,344/female 8,553,700)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

65.2% (male 41,841,760/female 41,253,968)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

21% (male 11,312,492/female 15,447,230) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

43.5 years

Median Age - male:

41.7 years

Median Age - female:

45.3 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

-0.088% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

8.1 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

8.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.055 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.014 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.732 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

0.953 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

82.02 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

78.67 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

85.56 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Japanese (singular and plural)

Ethnic Groups:

Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.4%, other 0.7%

Religions:

observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)

Languages:

Japanese