Japan

Statistics
Conflicts
Languages

Measures of Equality

Inequality (Gini) coefficient: 37.9 (2011)
World Press Freedom Index: 28.64, #67 out of 180 countries (2018)
Human Development Index: 0.909, #19 out of 189 countries (2017)
Global Democracy Ranking: 7.88, #18 out of 112 countries (2016)
Fund for Peace Fragile States Index: 34.5, #158 out of 178 countries (the lower the ranking the better) (2018)

GDP

Total GDP: $5.443 trillion
Per capita GDP: $42,900

Location Population

Total Population: 126960000

Okinawans in Japan

The conflict between Okinawan and Japanese languages hinges on the problem of definition. The current Japanese government views the conflict as an intralingual issue, since they claim Okinawan is a mere dial ...