Japan Country Profile

Country Analyisis
Japan
1) Political environment
* Country Name: Japan
* Capital: Tokyo
* Government type: Parliamentary Government with a constitutional monarchy.* Bicameral Diet (Kokkai): House of Representatives and House of Councilors
* Head Of State: Emperor Akihito (Ceremonial role)
* Prime minister: Yoshihiko Noda (since August 2011), from theecenter-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).
* Member of the following International Organizations:
* UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, WTO, IMF, G8, OECD, EBRD, World Bank, IADB, AFDB, APEC, ADB,FAO, IAEA, ICAO, Interpol, ILO, IMO, ITSO, ITU, UPU, IWC, WHO
2) Economic
* Member of the British Commonwealth
* Monetary unit: yen (1 yen = 0.0128 USD)
* Main exports:vehicles, computer parts, chemicals, scientific instruments and watches.
* Main multinationals are household names.
* GNI per capita: USD $ 42 130
* GDP: USD $5,391 (2010)
* GDP percapita: USD $34,200
* Inflation (2010): -.7%
* Major Industries: High-tech electronic products, motor vehicles, office machinery, chemicals.
* Main partners: China, US, EU, South Korea,Taiwan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Australia, UAE and Thailand
* World’s 3rd largest economy
* Remarkable growth since the end of World War II and until 1990’s
* 2009: 2nd worst economic crisissince WWII, growth of -3.3%
* 2010: economy grew 3.8%, banks cut interest rates to almost 0
* 2011: public debt was twice the size of the economy
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3) Physical environment* Japan’s made up of 4 mountainous islands
* Total area: 377, 864 km2
* Situated in a highly seismic region, 20% of the world’s earthquakes
* 75% of the population lives in thecoastal cities.
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4) Social, health, and environmental
* 64% of the population is between 15-64 years old
* 67% of population lives in urban areas
* 5% unemployment rate...