 | Country (long form) | none | | Capital | Tokyo | | Total Area | 145,882.91 sq mi 377,835.00 sq km (slightly smaller than California) | | Population | 126,771,662 (July 2001 est.) | | Estimated Population in 2050 | 101,228,471 | | Languages | Japanese | | Literacy | 99% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1970 est.) | | Religions | observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%) | | Life Expectancy | 77.62 male, 84.15 female (2001 est.) | | Government Type | constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government | | Currency | yen | | GDP (per capita) | $24,900 (2000 est.) | | Industry | among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals; textiles, processed foods | | Agriculture | rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish | | Arable Land | 11% | | Natural Resources | negligible mineral resources, fish |
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