1 / 5

Japan

Japan. Cynthia Spencer EVPP 490. Geography of Japan. Highest Point: Mt Fuji 12,385 ft. Population: 127,078,000 Size: 377,915 sq km. National Religion: Shinto. Government of Japan. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROGRESS. Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger

tala
Download Presentation

Japan

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Japan Cynthia Spencer EVPP 490

  2. Geography of Japan Highest Point: Mt Fuji 12,385 ft Population: 127,078,000 Size: 377,915 sq km National Religion: Shinto

  3. Government of Japan

  4. MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS PROGRESS • Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger • No country report exists • Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education • 99.9% of children receive primary education in Japan • Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women • Seats held by women in National Parliament: 1990 (7), 2006 (43); (cumulative change: 514%) • Goal 4: Reduce child mortality • Child 1 year old immunized against measles: 99% • Children under five mortality rate per1,000 live births (2004): 4 • Infant mortality rate (0-1 year) per 1,000 live births (2004): 3 • Goal 5: Improve maternal health • Births attended by skilled health personnel, percentage (1996): 100% (Estimated) • Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases • ADS deaths: 2001 (500), 2005 (1400); cumulative change: 180% • Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability • Carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), metric tons of CO2 per capita (CDIAC): 1990 (8.68), 1998 (8.94); cumulative change: 2.99% • Land area covered by forest, percentage: 1990 (68.4), 2005 (68.2); cumulative change: -0.29% • Proportion of the population using improved drinking water sources: 1990 (100), 2004 (100) • Goal 8: Develop a global partnership for development:: • Agriculture support estimate for OECD countries as percentage of their GDP: 1990 (1.71), 2001 (1.36); Cumulative change: -20.47% • Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate, both sexes: 1990 (2.4), 2003 (2.3)

  5. Environmental Issues

More Related