Japan People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 121,402,000(July 1986), aver

age annual growth rate 0.6%

Nationality: noun—Japanese (sing., pl.);

adjective—Japanese

Ethnic divisions: 99.4% Japanese, 0.6% other (mostly Korean)

Religion: most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites, about 16% belong to other faiths, including 0.8% Christian

Language: Japanese

Infant mortality rate- 6/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: men 74.54, women 80.18

Literacy 99%

Labor force: (1985) 59.3 million 53% trade and services; 33% manufacturing, mining, and construction: 9% agriculture, forestry,

and fishing; 3% government; 2.68% unemployed (1985 ave.)

Organized labor, about 30% of labor force

NOTE: The information regarding Japan on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Japan 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Japan 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.