President: Paola Yamil Garca Flores Ambassador : Miguel Cervera Designer: Mariel Soberon Paez Secretary: Alexandra Ramon

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Country: Japan Date: March 19, 2013

Delegate Country Research Organizer

1. Your Country: 1. Japan 2. How big is your country? (Include square km & ranking): 1. 377,801 km2 3. Where is it located and what is its neighbors: 1. 35 41 Norte 139 46 Este. Sus vecinos son Corea, Rusia y China. 4. Describe any conflicts or border disputes with neighboring countries: 1. no hay conflicto, Japn y sus vecinos no estn fsicamente en combate. 5. Describe other transnational issues your country struggles with: 1. Una podra ser la disputa de soberana sobre las islas de Estrofa, Kunashiri y Shikotan. 6. How does your population compare to other countries? 7. Is it a mostly older or younger population (Include Population Statistics by age groups)? 1. La mayor parte de la poblacin en Japn son adultos: 14.5% son de 0-14 aos 67.5% son de 15-64 aos 18% son de 65- aos 7. Do you have a lot of people for the country size (Include Population density statistics & world ranking)? 1. Japn tiene una densidad de poblacin de 337 personas por km2. 8. Is the population growing quickly (Include Population growth rate and world ranking)? 1. Actualmente la poblacin de Japn no est creciendo. La poblacin de Japn tiene 127.02 de millones de ciudadanos. 9. How healthy are your people (Include world ranking for life expectancy & Infant mortality rate)? 1. La gente en Japn tiene un a esperanza de vida de 74.5 aos ya que la gente de Japon es muy saludable. 10. What are the primary languages? How many other languages are spoken? 11. How might this affect communication in the country? With other countries? 1. Japonesa, 15 lenguas. 11. What are the primary religions (Include percentages)? 12. What issues does religion cause within the country?

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With other countries?

Shinto y el budismo. Una mayora del 52% indic que no se sienten de pertenecer a ninguna religin. 36% cree en el budismo y 11% en el Shinto.

12. How old or young is your country? 13. When and how did it become an independent nation? 14. What recent and historical changes affect its world view? What is the most important person in the countrys history? Why?
35,000 years ago. After the end of the Second World War, Japan came under international control. USA and 45 other countries signed an agreement with Japan, and Japan again became an independent nation with full power on 28th April 1952. Oda Nobunaga ) was the initiator of the unification of Japan under the shogunate.

13. What kind of government does it have? 14. How will this affect its world view? (How is your government likely to feel about democracy and fair elections?) 1. Monarqua Constitucional. 14. How wealthy is your country (include GDP and world ranking for GDP)? 15. How wealthy is the average person (include GDP per capita and world ranking for GDP-per capita)? 16. Is it more likely to give or receive foreign aid? Would the aid be more technical or economic? 1. $39578 2. Japan is in the place 24 for GDP World Ranking 3. Is it more likely to give 4. It would be more technical 15. Describe the economy: Is it mostly capitalist (private businesses) or socialist (centrally planed/government controlled)? Is it mostly agricultural, industrial, or services (technology or tourism)?What are the most important natural resources? Is the economy diversified or dependent on a few key industries (Include industries by order of importance)? Is the economy changing? How? 1. capitalist 2. industrial 3. rice,cattle,fish 4. economy diversified, the most important industries are cars and electronics 5. yes, its growing 16. What commodities (imports) does your country need most (Include amount and countries of origin)? 1. crude oil, textile articles, electronic components, computers, LNG, fishes and shells, audio and visual apparatus, nonferrous metals, optical instruments, petroleum products. 17. What are your countries biggest exports? Where are they sent? need (Include amount and countries of destination) 1. Produccin vacuna y de pescado. 18. How developed is your country (Include your countrys Human Developing Index and HDI world ranking)? 19. How equally is your countrys income distributed (include GINI Index and World Ranking)? 20. How might your countrys level of development and income inequality affect its

worldview? 1. 0.912 Japan is in the place no.10 in the HDI World Ranking 19. What regional-cultural-economic and military associations does your country have? (Example: The United States is regionally North American/ Western. Its culturally diverse and independent with strong European influences. Economically it is a member of the G-8, G-12, World Bank and several other worldwide economic organizations. Militarily it has many different alliances the most important of which is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization that includes most European Countries.) 1. 20. Based on spending, what does your country value most: Health, Military, or Education (Include GNP % for each)? 1. 21. What human rights issues does your country have? 22. What does your government say about these issues? 23. What do other countries and international organizations say about these issues? 1. They have pretty much human rights but they have a Gun-Banning Law 22. What ethnic and minority issues does your country have? 23. How much political and legal equality is there for minority groups? 24. How much social and economic equality is there for minority groups? 1. 23. How much political and legal equality is there for women? 24. How much social and economic equality is there for women? 1. Japan is in the place No.101 in Gender Equality World Ranking 24. What legal freedoms if any do your citizens lack? (Examples: Free legal aid, public trials, innocent until proven guilty, due process, freedom from arbitrary search & seizure, freedom from torture, etc.)From torture, etc.) 1. 25. What legal freedoms do you officially have that other countries and international organizations say you dont protect? 1.