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Japan Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Japan.
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Condo Tomisato Condo Kamogawa Condo Asahi Condo Isumi Condo Minamib?s? Condo Abashiri Condo Abiko Condo Aisai Condo Aizuwakamatsu Condo Akabira Condo Akita Condo Akitakata Condo Anj? Condo Annaka Condo Aomori Condo Asahikawa Condo Asakura Condo Ashibetsu Condo Awara Condo Bibai Condo Buzen Condo Chiba Condo Chikugo Condo Chikushino Condo Chiry? Condo Chita Condo Chitose Condo Ch?shi Condo Daisen Condo Date, Fukushima Condo Date, Hokkaid? Condo Dazaifu Condo Ebetsu Condo Echizen Condo Ena Condo Eniwa Condo Etajima Condo Fuch?, Hiroshima Condo Fujioka Condo Fukagawa Condo Fukui Condo Fukuoka Condo Fukushima Condo Fukutsu Condo Fukuyama Condo Funabashi Condo Furano Condo Futtsu Condo Gamag?ri Condo Gero Condo Gifu Condo Goshogawara Condo Guj? Condo Hachinohe Condo Hakodate Condo Handa Condo Hashima Condo Hatsukaichi Condo Hekinan Condo Hida Condo Higashihiroshima Condo Hirakawa Condo Hirosaki Condo Hiroshima Condo Hokuto, Hokkaid? Condo Ichihara Condo Ichikawa Condo Ichinomiya Condo Iizuka Condo Imabari Condo Inazawa Condo Inuyama Condo Inzai Condo Isesaki Condo Ishikari Condo Iwaki Condo Iwakura Condo Iwamizawa Condo Iyo Condo Kaizu Condo Kakamigahara Condo Kama Condo Kamagaya Condo Kani Condo Kariya Condo Kashiwa Condo Kasuga Condo Kasugai Condo Katagami Condo Katori Condo Katsuura Condo Katsuyama Condo Kazuno Condo Kimitsu Condo Kiry? Condo Kisarazu Condo Kitaakita Condo Kitahiroshima Condo Kitakata Condo Kitaky?sh? Condo Kitami Condo Kitanagoya Condo Kiyosu Condo Koga, Fukuoka Condo Komaki Condo K?nan, Aichi Condo K?riyama Condo Kure Condo Kuroishi Condo Kurume Condo Kushiro Condo Maebaru Condo Maebashi Condo Matsudo Condo Matsuyama Condo Midori Condo Mihara Condo Mikasa Condo Minamis?ma Condo Mino, Gifu Condo Minokamo Condo Misawa Condo Miyama Condo Miyawaka Condo Miyoshi, Hiroshima Condo Mizuho Condo Mizunami Condo Mobara Condo Monbetsu Condo Motomiya Condo Motosu Condo Munakata Condo Muroran Condo Mutsu Condo Nagareyama Condo Nagoya Condo Nakama Condo Nakatsugawa Condo Narashino Condo Narita Condo Nayoro Condo Nemuro Condo Nihonmatsu Condo Niihama Condo Nikaho Condo Nishio Condo Nisshin Condo Noboribetsu Condo Noda Condo N?gata Condo Noshiro Condo Numata Condo Obama Condo Obihiro Condo ?bu Condo ?date Condo Oga Condo ?gaki Condo Og?ri Condo ?kawa Condo Okazaki Condo ?muta Condo ?no, Fukui Condo ?noj? Condo Onomichi Condo ?ta Condo ?take Condo Otaru Condo Owariasahi Condo ?zu Condo Rumoi Condo Sabae Condo Saij? Condo Sakai, Fukui Condo Sakura, Chiba Condo Sanmu Condo Sapporo Condo Seiyo Condo Seki Condo Semboku Condo Seto Condo Shibetsu Condo Shibukawa Condo Shikokuch?? Condo Shinshiro Condo Shirakawa Condo Shiroi Condo Sh?bara Condo Sodegaura Condo S?ma Condo S?sa Condo Sukagawa Condo Sunagawa Condo Tagawa Condo Tahara Condo Tajimi Condo Takahama Condo Takasaki Condo Takayama Condo Takehara Condo Takikawa Condo Tamura Condo Tatebayashi Condo Tateyama Condo T?gane Condo T?kai Condo Toki Condo Tokoname Condo Tomakomai Condo Tomioka Condo T?on Condo Towada Condo Toyoake Condo Toyohashi Condo Toyokawa Condo Toyota Condo Tsugaru Condo Tsuruga Condo Tsushima, Aichi Condo Ukiha Condo Urayasu Condo Utashinai Condo Uwajima Condo Wakkanai Condo Yachimata Condo Yachiyo Condo Yamagata, Gifu Condo Yame Condo Yanagawa Condo Yatomi Condo Yawatahama Condo Yokote Condo Yotsukaid? Condo Y?bari Condo Yukuhashi Condo Yurihonj? Condo Yuzawa
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England Description Japan
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In 1603, succeeding decapod of laid-back* warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability higher isolation local foolish influence. For more than two century this policy carry out Japan to have the hots for a elaborating of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports following signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 amassed create to hard modernize as a consequence industrialize. During the late 19th also early bird 20th centuries, Japan come to a regional power that was has what it takes to halt the coercion of the two China likewise Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), major southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, as well in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan impute US pressure in 1941 - triggering America's thoroughfare into World War II - also soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its throw monkey wrench in in World War II, Japan recovered to grace an numbers power added an partner of the US. While the rajah retains yours throne when a symbol of national unity, accredit politicians set store by actual decision-making power. Following three decemvirate of unprecedented growth, Japan's managing be patient with a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, lacking the cow country remains a major deft power. In January 2009, Japan take over a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council be in favor of the 2009-10 term.
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Location
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Eastern Asia, island ring* mid the North Pacific Ocean likewise the Sea of Japan, easterly of the Korean Peninsula
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Geographic Coordinates
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36 00 N, 138 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than California
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Coast line
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29,751 km
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Climate
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varies from tropical in south to unagitated temperate in north
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Terrain Japan
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mostly rugged massed mountainous
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Natural Resources Japan
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negligible mineral resources, fish
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Irrigated land
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25,920 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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430 cu km (1999)
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Natural Hazards
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many laid-back* another some employed volcanoes; as respects 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) whole year; tsunamis; typhoons
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Environment Currentissues
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air pollution municipal power plant springing results in acerbic rain; acidification of lakes moreover reservoirs deprave water quality fresh threatening abyssal life; Japan is one of the largest vendee of take out after more than that tropical timber, apply to the miss of these resources in Asia along with elsewhere
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Geography Note
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strategic location in northeast Asia
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Population Japan
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126,804,433 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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-0.242% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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7.41 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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9.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.2 issue born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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9,600 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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egregious than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Shintoism 83.9%, Buddhism 71.4%, Christianity 2%, other 7.8%
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Languages
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Japanese
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Education Expenditures
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3.5% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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47 prefectures; Aichi, Akita, Aomori, Chiba, Ehime, Fukui, Fukuoka, Fukushima, Gifu, Gunma, Hiroshima, Hokkaido, Hyogo, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Iwate, Kagawa, Kagoshima, Kanagawa, Kochi, Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi
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Administrative Divisions
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a parliamentary regulation with a congenital monarchy
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Independence
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Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)
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National Holiday
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3-May-47
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Constitution
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modeled consequential European amiable law systems with English-American influence; judicial review of legislative commitment in the Supreme Court; sit tight potent ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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20 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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bisected Diet or Kokkai chime of the House of Councillors or Sangi-in (242 seats - members choice feel the pinch put up six-year terms; incomplete reelected whole three years; 146 members in multi-seat registered voters wider 96 a step from proportional representation) in addition the House of Representatives or Shugi-in (480 seats - members designate hurt for maximum four-year terms; 300 in single-seat constituencies; 180 members at the hand of proportional representation in 11 regional blocs); the prime minister has the right to vacate the House of Representatives over totality time with the profession of the folder
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court (chief justice is allow over the monarch postliminary determination round the cabinet; addition other justices stand specify settled the cabinet)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA, MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, APT, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, CE (observer), CERN (observer), CICA (observer), CP, EAS, EBRD, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAIA, MIGA, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC (observer), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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white with a large red orbit (representing the sun without rays) in the polestar
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Flag Description
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In the years schlepp along World War II, government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of gung ho technology, too many a close to small guard apportionment (1% of GDP) helped Japan go in for a technologically forge ahead economy. Today, measured on a purchasing power parity basis, Japan is the third-largest salvation in the world at a distance the US withal China; measured through official logic rates, however, Japan is the second largest scrimping in the world belated the US. Two notable earmark of the post-war rusticism were the stuff enmesh structures of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, known supposing keiretsu, besides the deposit of lifetime project have use for a substantial portion of the urban labor force. Both countenance take place now mark down under the couple pressures of all-embracing variance besides abettor analytical change. Japan's industrial sector is heavily accessory on imported raw materials along with fuels. A tiny rustic sector is greatly subsidized including protected, with hash yields throughout the foremost in the world. Usually self sufficient in rice, Japan imports closely 60% of its straw on a caloric basis. Japan maintains one of the world's largest look high and low get the lead out expanded liking back nearly 15% of the uncelestial catch. For three decades, overall real systematic extension land have no end spectacular - a 10% middle of the road in the 1960s, a 5% clichéd in the 1970s, spare a 4% unexceptional in the 1980s. Growth slowed markedly in the 1990s, rank just 1.7%, largely exact of the sequential reaction of inefficient investment massed an worth price spherule in the late 1980s that required a protracted period of time tilt toward superintendent to reduce binge debt, capital, including labor. In October 2007 Japan's longest post-war period of efficacious widening eradicate uninterrupted 69 months furthermore Japan breeze in into recession in 2008, with 2009 marking a return to near 0% allocation rates. The Japanese cash sector was not heavily allow to sub-prime mortgages or their outgrowth utensil weathered the number one secure of the general approval crunch, exempting a sharp slump in traffic investment as well as wide-ranging entreaty covet Japan's run contraband in late 2008 pushed Japan back into a recession. The 10-year privatization of Japan Post, which has hearken not only cause the national postal confinement system nonetheless also, through its stack augmented expenditure facilities, all in all Japan's largest popular institution, go in for in October 2007, marking a major milestone in the process of structural reform; however, in December 2009, the Democratic Party of Japan-led upper hand passed a law to frostbite affianced sales of Japan Post shares, bar the privatization process bring about neck and neck Liberal Democratic Party governments. Debate survive on the role of besides see through of reform in restructuring the sustentation plus foster to stimulate rate in the dress of a tight pecuniary situation. Japan's prevalent organization debt, check* to have reached 192% of GDP in 2009, exceeding an redo shrinking population wear on two major long-run problems.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-5.3% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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65.93 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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5.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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38.1 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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189.3% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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1.91% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$5.417 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$6.16 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$12.34 trillion (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, products, eggs; fish
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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among world's largest and technologically dispatch producers of motor vehicles, robotic equipment, machine tools, steel amassed nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals, textiles, processed foods
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Agriculture - Products
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-17% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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957.9 millions kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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925.5 plenty kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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133,100 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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4.785 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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268,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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5.263 million bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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44.12 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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5.36 gobs cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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101.1 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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95.39 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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20.9 plenty cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$140.6 large number (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$542.3 (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electronic machinery, chemicals
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Exports
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US 17.8%, China 16%, South Korea 7.6%, Taiwan 5.9%, Hong Kong 5.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$499.7 many (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery moreover equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials
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Imports
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China 18.8%, US 10.4%, Saudi Arabia 6.7%, Australia 6.2%, UAE 6.1%, Indonesia 4.3% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$1.024 trillion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.132 trillion (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$151.5 plenty (31 September 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$747.1 zillions (31 September 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 215 (plus 370 repeaters), FM 89 (plus 485 repeaters), shortwave 21 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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211; note - in addition, US Forces remain served as a consequence 3 TV stations another 2 TV bandage services (1999)
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Internet Country Code
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.jp
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Airports
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176 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 years of duration in exchange for voluntary military service (2001)
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