Japan

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Japan
Misc
Country CodeJP
Geography
Area (sq km)377,915
Coastline (km)29,751
Highest Point (m)3,776 (Mount Fuji)
Average Elevation (m)438
People
Population126,168,156
Median Age47.70
Growth Rate-0.24 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)7.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)9.90
Urban Population91.60 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth30.70
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)5.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)2.00
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)10.20 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.41
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)13.40
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)4.30 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)3.50 %
School life (years)15
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)3.60 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)5.443 trillion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)42,900
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)28.00 %

See Also

G7 - The Group of Seven
The Group of Seven (G7) is a group with the seven largest IMF-described advanced economies in the world, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
G20 - Group of Twenty
G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 19 countries and the European Union (EU). Founded in 1999 with the aim to discuss policy pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.