Standards
Road Traffic:left side
Electricity:
Voltage:100V
Frequency:50/60 Hz*
Plug types:A, B,
Note:*Eastern Japan 50 Hz (Tokyo, Kawasaki,
Sapporo, Yokohoma, and Sendai); Western Japan 60 Hz (Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Hiroshima)
TV Systems:
System:NTSC M
DVD-Region: 2
Economy
GDP: $4.018 trillion (2005 est.)
GDP growth rate: 2.7% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $31,500 (2005 est.)
Inflation rate: -0.3% (2005 est.)
Currency: yen (JPY)
Exchange rates: yen per US dollar - 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004), 115.93 (2003), 125.39 (2002), 121.53 (2001)
People
Population: 127,463,611 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 0.02% (2006 est.)
Religions: observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)