mic aid - donor:
ODA, $8.9 billion (2004)

Currency (code):
yen (JPY)

Currency code:
JPY

Exchange rates:
yen per US dollar - 116.175 (2006), 110.22 (2005), 108.19 (2004),
115.93 (2003), 125.39 (2002)

Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March

Communications Japan

Telephones - main lines in use:
58.78 million (2005)

Telephones - mobile cellular:
94.745 million (2005)

Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent domestic and international service
domestic: high level of modern technology and excellent service of
every kind
international: country code - 81; satellite earth stations - 5
Intelsat (4 Pacific Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean), 1 Intersputnik
(Indian Ocean region), and 1 Inmarsat (Pacific and Indian Ocean
regions); submarine cables to China, Philippines, Russia, and US
(via Guam) (1999)

Radio broadcast stations:
AM 215 plus 370 repeaters, FM 89 plus 485 repeaters, shortwave 21
(2001)

Radios:
120.5 million (1997)

Television broadcast stations:
211 plus 7,341 repeaters
note: in addition, US Forces are served by 3 TV stations and 2 TV
cable services (1999)

Televisions:
86.5 million (1997)

Internet country code:
.jp

Internet hosts:
28,321,846 (2006)

Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
73 (2000)

Internet users:
86.3 million (2005)

Transportation Japan

Airports:
175 (2006)

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 145
over 3,047 m: 7
2,438 to 3,047 m: 41
1,524 to 2,437 m: 39
914 to 1,523 m: 28
under 914 m: 30 (2006)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 30
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 26 (2006)

Heliports:
15 (2006)

Pipelines:
gas 8,015 km; oil 170 km; oil/gas/water 60 km (2006)

Railways:
total: 23,556 km
standard gauge: 3,204 km 1.435-m gauge (3,204 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 77 km 1.372-m gauge (77 km electrified); 20,264 km
1.067-m gauge (13,280 km electrified); 11 km 0.762-m gauge (11 km
electrified) (2005)

Roadways:
total: 1.183 million km
paved: 925,000 km (including 6,946 km of expressways)
unpaved: 258,000 km (2003)

Waterways:
1,770 km (seagoing vessels use inland seas) (2006)

Merchant marine:
total: 683 ships (1000 GRT or over) 10,415,892 GRT/11,765,038 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 134, cargo 30, chemical tanker 20, container
11, liquefied gas 59, passenger 14, passenger/cargo 149, petroleum
tanker 156, refrigerated cargo 3, roll