It is surprising for us that many people in the world cannot tell where Japan is located. Look, the red islands on the map above is Japan (We use this type of arrangement for world map, which puts Pacific Ocean the center so that our country comes near the center of the globe).
This page includes data of: - Area - Climate - Population - Currency - GNP/GDP - Int'l Balance - (most data as of 1997 - sorry for not updating)
And, here comes a map of Japan.
total area: 377,812 sq km
extension: approx. 3000 km
islands: roughly 7000
latitudes: 20°25'N to 45°33', 35°40' in Tokyo
comparative area: slightly smaller than California
Since Japan extends a long distance from south to north, it varies from subtropical to subarctic.
Average temparature in Tokyo is 5.2 °C in January while 27.1 °C in August.
Seasonal conditions (in Tokyo area):
roughly.
mostly rugged and mountainous:
125,034 thousands (Oct. 1994)
total population: 79.31 years
male: 76.47 years
female: 82.28 years (1994 est.)
yen (¥)
yen (¥) per US$1 - around 120 (March 1997), 105.84 (January 1996), 94.06 (1995), 102.21 (1994), 111.20 (1993), 126.65 (1992), 134.71 (1991), 144.79 (1990), 137.96 (1989)
Calendar 1996 (QE base)
N-GNP: 505,813 billion yen
R-GNP: 483,086 billion yen
N-GDP: 500,356 billion yen
R-GDP: 477,871 billion yen
(N- stands for nominal, R- for real)
Current balance 129,140
Trade balance 145,944
Exports 384,176
Imports 238,232
Invisible balance -9,296
Transfer balance -7,508
Long-term capital -82,037
Basic balance 47,103
Short-term capital -8,897
Errors/omissions -17,778
Overall balance 20,428
Statistics Bureau of Japan and Japan Information Network's statistic pages are good source of extensive data. Also, see Facts and Figures of The World Fact Book 1996 for more information.
Also, see Japan Links of this site for more related links.