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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	7.41	Per 1000 Inhabitants	222	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	9.83	Per 1000 Inhabitants	64	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	2.79	Per 1000 Live Births	220	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	82.17	Years	5	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Population growth rate	Population property	-0.24	Percent	216	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.20	Born per Woman	219	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	957900	Gigawatt hour	5	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	101100	1 Mil. Cubic metre	5	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	5360	1 Mil. Cubic metre	49	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-5.30	Percent	193	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	32600	Dollar	42	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	4150000	Million dollar	4	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-17.00	Percent	157	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	-1.30	Percent	4	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	4785	1000 Barrel per day	4	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	133.1	1000 Barrel per day	48	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	5.60	Percent	51	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	377915	Square kilometer	61			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	154			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	100		143			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	9600		107			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	126804433		10			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
Association of Southeast Asian Nations	to encourage regional economic, social, and cultural cooperation among the non-Communist countries of Southeast Asia	dialogue partner
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe	observer
European Organization for Nuclear Research	to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only	observer
Conference of Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia	promoting a multi-national forum for enhancing cooperation towards promoting peace, security, and stability in Asia	observer
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures	partner
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters	partner
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation	to promote economic, social, and cultural cooperation	observer
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative	to encourage cooperation among participating states and to facilitate their integration into European structures	observer
United Nations Security Council	to maintain international peace and security	temporary
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation	to promote trade and investment in the Pacific basin
ASEAN Regional Forum	to foster constructive dialogue and consultation on political and security issues of common interest and concern
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Colombo Plan	to promote economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific
East Asia Summit	to promote cooperation in political and security issues;to promote development, financial stability, energy security, economic integration and growth;to eradicate poverty and narrow the development gap in East Asia, and to promote deeper cultural understanding
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Force	to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Group of 20	to promote open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on any issues related to global economic stability;helps to support growth and development across the globe
Group of 5	to coordinate the economic policies of five major noncommunist economic powers
Group of 7	to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major noncommunist economic powers
Group of 8	to facilitate economic cooperation among the developed countries (DCs) that participated in the Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions between December 1975 and 3 June 1977
Group of 10	to coordinate credit policy
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Energy Agency	to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;established by the OECD
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Latin American Integration Association	to promote freer regional trade
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nuclear Energy Agency	to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Disengagement Observer Force	to observe the 1973 Arab-Israeli cease-fire;established by the UN Security Council
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East	to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Zangger Committee	to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)

Names

Japan : Name
Nihon/Nippon : Name
- Local
Nihon-koku/Nippon-koku : Longname
- Local

Description

In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military-led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of relative political stability and isolation from foreign influence. For more than two centuries this policy enabled Japan to enjoy a flowering of its indigenous culture. Japan opened its ports after signing the Treaty of Kanagawa with the US in 1854 and began to intensively modernize and industrialize. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Japan became a regional power that was able to defeat the forces of both China and Russia. It occupied Korea, Formosa (Taiwan), and southern Sakhalin Island. In 1931-32 Japan occupied Manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a full-scale invasion of China. Japan attacked US forces in 1941 - triggering America's entry into World War II - and soon occupied much of East and Southeast Asia. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected politicians hold actual decision-making power. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, Japan's economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains a major economic power. In January 2009, Japan assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2009-10 term.