Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. Brazil the world factbook central intelligence agency. This comprehensive guide is packed with detailed information on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2015. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the world s countries. In 1993, this feudal system was modified with the titular heads of state retained, but the government transformed into a parliamentary democracy. Death and burial traditions of japan by ashley portero.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan energy 2018 should be addressed to the cia. A nighttime view of tokyo, japan from the international space station. The pacific ocean is to the east of japan and the sea of japan is to the west. C their merger with the earlier dravidian inhabitants. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 20 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Romanised as nihon or nippon is a country in east asia. Japan attacked us forces in 1941 triggering americas entry into world war ii and soon occupied much of east and southeast asia. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, japans economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic.
It is the opposite of polyethnicity china is the largest predominantly monoethnic country. Population below poverty line world statistics and charts as map, diagram and table. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan geography 2015 should be addressed to the cia. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan geography 2020 information contained here. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra. The tsps range in size from 29 cities in western sahara to 71,009 cities in china. Org stasi liste, kgb liste, stasi list, kgb list bernd pulch, stasi list, kgb list, stasi liste, kgb liste, stasi namen, stasi namen alphabetisch, offshore. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence.
Now trump is reading them the cia world factbook section on south korea. There are two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population. The one component that is not presented is the international access code, which varies from country to country. Aryan tribes from the northwest infiltrated onto the indian subcontinent about 1500 b. The region consists of china, hong kong, macau, mongolia, north korea, south korea, japan, and taiwan. Cashew crops have increased remarkably in recent years, and the country now ranks sixth in cashew production.
Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the south pacific ocean, about onehalf of the way from hawaii to australia geographic coordinates. One of the five poorest countries in the world, guineabissau depends mainly on farming and fishing. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the us. And according to the cia world factbook, somalia has the thirdhighest infantmortality rate and maternalmortality rate, and total life expectancy is estimated to be only 51. With the surrender of japan in 1945, china emerged victorious but financially drained. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2011 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. Nov 22, 2016 a countrybycountry guide to the world. The latter area was transferred to australia in 1902, which occupied the northern portion during world war i and continued to administer the combined areas until independence in 1975. Guineabissau exports fish and seafood along with small amounts of peanuts, palm kernels, and timber. After its devastating defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the us. Internal conflict over the proper way to reform the ailing banking system continues. The international organization for standardization iso 4217 alphabetic currency code for the national medium of exchange is presented in parenthesis.
Inside the worlds most fragile country business insider. Japan chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments. Population falling below poverty line in the countries of the world. The 1997 cia world factbook full text free book part 4447. Posts about cia world factbook japan written by bernd pulch. An example of a largely monoethnic country is japan. Central intelligence agency cia government organization. All telephone numbers in the world factbook consist of the country code in brackets, the city or area code where required in parentheses, and the local number. Crime rates in japan are extremely low considering it is considered an advanced industrialized nation in the world. The economy suffers from high unemployment, rising inflation, large trade deficits, and a growing dependency on foreign assistance. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan 2018 information contained here.
This comprehensive guide has been updated for 2011 with detailed information on politics, populations, military expenditures, economics, and much more. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a book that contains the central intelligence agency s information about the worlds countries. The eastern half of the island of new guinea second largest in the world was divided between germany north and the uk south in 1885. All this material is in the public domain, so you may freely copy, edit and quote it in homework, projects, essays and other publications. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the united states, tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint.
The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. It provides current data for more than 250 countries and territories, fromafghanistan to zimbabwe. The central intelligence agency cia is an independent us government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior us policymakers. Monoethnicity is the existence of a single ethnic group in a given region or country. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan people 2018 should be addressed to the cia. The interesting facts about brazil we learnt during our stay in rio, proving its not all carnival and football round here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan people 2018 information contained here. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2016. Japan has just about the oldest population with the world s lowest birth rate, and the median age is going to rise another 10 years by 2040. Ojo, jeremy, pait public administration and information technology.
The government in 1990 was attempting to get the budget deficit under control and, in general, to bring economic policy in line with the recommendations of the imf and the world bank. The world factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. While some official reports, such as the cia world factbook s analysis of japan, indicate its population is primarily buddhist along with believing in the countrys indigenous shinto philosophy, in recent polls more than half of respondents have identified themselves as nonreligious. Brazil is the eighthlargest economy in the world, but is recovering from a recession in 2015 and 2016 that ranks as the worst in the countrys history. Japan has the highest life expectancy in the world, with almost 86 years for females, and almost 79 years for males cia world factbook. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the us. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan geography 2018 should be addressed to the cia.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan 2020 information contained here. The intelligence guys are the ones that does a lot of the cia s products which are available to the general public, like the world factbook, which ive used on reports and basic information when in school and preparing briefings at work. Long isolated and impoverished, mountainous andorra achieved considerable prosperity since world war ii through its tourist industry. After japan was occupied by us in september 1945, ackerman was. The local battle escalated into an allout war, which ended in 1988 without anyone declaring a victory. The first, urban population, describes the percentage of the total population living in. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available online. Japan maintains one of the world s largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan economy 2015 information contained here. Country list world factbook home the world factbook india introduction india background. In 1932 japan occupied manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a fullscale invasion of china. During the second world war, ackerman was contracted by the coordinator of. East asia is the eastern subregion of asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethnocultural terms. The heart of the city is brightest, with ribbons of lights radiating outward from the center.
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Japan simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It is a group of many islands close to the east coast of korea, china and russia. The intelligence guys are the ones that does a lot of the cias products which are available to the general public, like the world factbook, which ive used on reports and basic information when in school and preparing briefings at work. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan energy 2018 information contained here. Cia the world factbook field listing ethnic groups. The iraniraq war was as close to world war iii as the world has ever seen, with more than a million casualties and a cost of more than one hundred billion dollars. The sinojapanese war of 19371945 part of world war ii forced an uneasy alliance between the nationalists and the communists as well as causing around 10 million chinese civilian deaths. The world factbook, produced annually by the cia, has become the ultimate authoritative source of information on all the nations of the world. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan people 2015 should be addressed to the cia.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan geography 2018 information contained here. Edward augustus ackerman idaho 1911 washington 1973 was a noted american. Japan cia world factbook the best country factbook. Here you will find the latest information, sourced from the cia world factbook and other public domain references around the internet. Nov 04, 2014 from afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2015 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 2017 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan 20 should be addressed to the cia. The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272. Closing daily exchange rates are not presented in the world factbook, but are used to convert stock values e. The world factbook, also known as the cia world factbook, is a reference resource produced by the central intelligence agency cia with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world. Japan s huge government debt, which totals more than 150% of gdp, and the ageing of the population are two major longrun problems. The world factbook simple english wikipedia, the free.
The factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 272 countries, dependencies, and other areas in the world. Statistics and map about the population below poverty line of the world. This is partly due to the fact that the people of japan hold honor and reputation to the highest degrees. While retaining its timehonored culture, japan rapidly absorbed western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. We read every letter, fax, or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. The term armed forces refers to any governmentsponsored defense used to further the domestic and foreign policies of their respective government. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan people 2015 information contained here. A danishjapanese comparative analysis jedem ejournal of. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The official print version is available from the government printing office.
The 2007 cia world factbook, by united states the project gutenberg ebook of the 2007 cia world factbook, by united states this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan 2018 should be addressed to the cia. After its devastating defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a. Janis and latter would become the source material for the cia world factbook. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 2018 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. Cia factbook the world factbook central intelligence agency. It is a common belief in japan that the entire country is monoethnic, but a few ethnic minorities live in japan e. Cia world factbook the world factbook central intelligence. The biggest of these islands, honshu, has the most people honshu is the 7th largest island in the wo.
All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan geography 2020 should be addressed to the cia or the source cited on each page. We list below 25 tsp instances taken from the world tsp. Papua new guinea cia world factbook the best country. The term country here means sovereign states and not dependencies e. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan introduction 2015 information contained here. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan 20 information contained here. Most people in japan live on one of four of the islands.
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