Full profiles provide an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions. Other major cities are fukuoka, fukushima, kobe, kyoto, nagoya, osaka, sapporo, sendai, and yokohama. Vietnam, december 2005 independence, lasting from the late tenth century until the second half of the nineteenth century, the chinese exerted considerable cultural, if not political, influence, particularly on the elite. The index measures the amount of human capital that a child born today can expect to attain by age 18, given the risks of poor health and poor education. A fastgrowing, aging population and increasing cases of chronic diseases make japan a longterm growth market for pharmaceutical companies. The ultimate, comprehensive guide to countrybycountry statistics around the world.
Contains the electronic versions of 80 books previously published in hard copy as part of the country studies series by the federal research division. The central intelligence agency cia is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the u. Taiwan is located north of the philippines and the south china sea, about 180 km off the southeastern coast of china, separated from the mainland by the taiwan strait. Select a country, territory or international organisation from the menus below. Usually selfsufficient in rice, japan must import about 50% of its requirements of other grain and fodder crops. This spectacular view is the most detailed truecolor image of the entire earth to date. I just finished rereading tim weiners magnum opus, legacy of ashes. Intelligence community ic, the cia reports to the director of national intelligence and is. Previous editions of the world factbook have been known for poor editing but this edition takes the cake. Cia world factbook world the world factbook central. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan 2019 information contained here. This comprehensive guide is packed with data on the politics, populations, military expenditures, and economics of 2019. We read every letter or email we receive, and we will convey your comments to cia officials outside opa as appropriate. List of entities and changes in the world factbook wikipedia.
The official print version is available from the government printing office. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and an ally of the us. Cia world factbook the most comprehensive country facts available online the world factbook the factbook provides a two to threepage summary of the demographics, geography, communications, government, economy, and military of 266 u. Following three decades of unprecedented growth, japans economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s, but the country remains an economic power. References guide to country profiles the world factbook. Each country profile is designed to give a summary of that country, its economy and economic profile. The median age for women tends to be much greater than that of men in some of the exsoviet republics, while in the global south the difference is far smaller or is reversed. Japan over the last twenty years, japans healthcare spending has been on the rise and this trend is expected to continue. Indeed, prior to 1942 the country lacked any civilian. It occupied korea, formosa taiwan, and southern sakhalin island. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence. According to faostat 200506, japan is the largest importer of pork, maize and canned chicken, the second largest importer of beef, soybeans and wheat, and a major importer fruit and vegetables. The united states was the last of the major powers to establish a civilian intelligence agency responsible for the collection of secret information for policy makers.
Japan attacked us forces in 1941 triggering americas entry into world war ii and soon occupied much of east and southeast asia. Other companiessuch as skyhorse publishingalso print a paper edition. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan 2019 should be addressed to the cia. 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. Guide to country profiles central intelligence agency. Read full profiles of international health systems describing the role of government, how systems are organized and financed, who and what is covered, and what is being done to ensure quality of care, reduce disparities, and promote care coordination. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. In 1933 japan occupied manchuria and in 1937 it launched a fullscale invasion of china. The psia has ties to several foreign intelligence as security agencies, including the cia, fbi, mossad, raw and mi6, with several. Library of congress federal research division country profile.
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As the national agency with the role to collect intelligence information, the psia contributes to japanese. These are the categories, fields, and subfields of information generally recorded for each country. They also include audio and video clips from bbc archives. The world factbook is an annual publication of the central intelligence agency of the united states with almanacstyle information about the countries of the world as of july 2011, the world factbook consists of 267 entities.
The island shares maritime borders with china, japan, and the philippines. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of japan economy 2015 information contained here. It is bordered the sea of japan to the west and the pacific ocean to the east, and extends from the sea of okhotsk in the north to the east china sea in the south. This view is from the house of freedom in south korea looking towards the threestory panmungak hall in north korea.
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. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The public security intelligence agency is the national intelligence agency of japan. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan economy 2015 should be addressed to the cia. The office of public affairs opa is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency cia. Taiwan is an island that has for all practical purposes been independent since 1950, but which china regards as a rebel region that must be reunited with the mainland by force if necessary. Heres a look at japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of mainland asia. Part of the pacific ring of fire, japan comprises a stratovolcanic archipelago of nearly 7,000 islands and covers. The mission of the nea is to assist its member countries in maintaining and further developing, through international cooperation, the scientific, technological and legal bases. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about japan introduction 2015 should be addressed to the cia.
Provides an overview of japan, including key events and facts about this earthquakeprone country on the western rim of the pacific. The goto for muners, the cia world factbook is filled with information about your country. In 1932 japan occupied manchuria, and in 1937 it launched a fullscale invasion of china. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. On the eve of the ldps retaking of power, december 16th 2012, i thought it might be interesting to take a look back at the ldp and how they came into being in the first place. The information regarding japan on this page is republished from the 2019 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency. We provide country specific information for every country of the world. Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books. However, with limited staff and resources, we simply cannot respond to all who write to us. Japan maintains one of the worlds largest fishing fleets and accounts for nearly 15% of the global catch.
Links are to the definitions and notes about each entry. East asiasoutheast asia japan the world factbook central. In march 2011, japans strongestever earthquake, and an accompanying tsunami, devastated the northeast part of honshu island, killed thousands, and damaged several nuclear power plants. The united nations statistics division, in its mission to promote the development of national statistical systems, has developed a central repository of country profiles of statistical systems. The information regarding taiwan on this page is republished from the 2020 world fact book of the united states central intelligence agency and other sources. Currently, the median age ranges from a low of about 15 in niger to 40 or more in several european countries, canada and japan. For additional information on government leaders in selected foreign countries, go to. Japan has the worlds thirdlargest economy, having achieved remarkable growth in the second half of the 20th century after the devastation of the.
See below a list of countries and organizations which. From afghanistan to zimbabwe, the cia world factbook 20192020 offers complete and uptodate information on the worlds nations. After its defeat in world war ii, japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the us. Cia world factbook the best country factbook available. Sikhism founded by the guru nanak born 1469, sikhism believes in a nonanthropomorphic, supreme, eternal, creator god. Japan has more government debt than any other developed nation nearly 230% of its gdp according to the cia world fact book and has struggled to sustain steady economic growth.
Countries of the world 37 years of cia world fact books, factbook, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. Cia headquarters, langley, virginia aerial view of central intelligence agency cia headquarters, langley, virginia. Country profiles, country reports, country economies. The area is slated to mainly become a tourist attraction. The world factbook provides information on the history, people and society. Geography maps flag history current ruler area population capital largest cities languages ethnicityrace religion literacy rate economy government. Please select a country to view, world afghanistan akrotiri albania algeria american samoa andorra. This is a list of entities and changes in the world factbook. Japan the human capital index hci database provides data at the country level for each of the components of the human capital index as well as for the overall index, disaggregated by gender. By my count there are 11 countries missing from the book including japan, moldova, nauru, northern marianas, paraguay, st. Prior to the end of world war ii, shinto was the state religion of japan, and bolstered the cult of the japanese emperor.
No claims are made regarding the accuracy of taiwan 2020 information contained here. The much smaller agricultural sector is highly subsidized and protected, with crop yields among the highest in the world. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, elected. The history of the cia,which is perhaps the best book ever written on the central intelligence agency, and its general history of dismal failures. The cia factbook has information about your countrys geography, its economy, its government, its population, and many more facts and figures. About this collection country studies library of congress. Intended for a general audience, books in the series present a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of select countries throughout the world. The cia world factbook 20182019 by central intelligence. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence humint.
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