Statistics of religions in Japan84 to 96 percent of Japanese people are Buddhists or Shintoists. 5 percent believe in a mixture of both religions. Less than one percent of the Japanese population are Christian.
Political ClimateJapan's Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda is running the country. But some say the leader of the opposition, Ichiro Ozawa, is controlling what Yasuo can and cannot do.
Japan’s Cultural FoodThe basic meal in Japan consists of Gohan, (a bowl of rice) Miso Shiru, ( Miso Soup) Tsukemono, (pickled vegetables) and fish or meat.Noodles: udon, soba and ramenSoy Products: daizu, shoyu, Tofu, Natto Rice and Rice Products: kome, mochi, senbei, sake, sekihan, Takikomi gohan, kayu, Onigiri, nori
Major Natural/ Man-Made Disasters
Most recently, Japan has seen a tsunami, an earthquake and explosions in the Fukashima Nuclear Power Plant
Comparisons between Japan and Australia
People in both countries eat Japanese food
Most of Australia's gaming consoles are Japanese
Statistics of Religions
Roughly 86.1% are Muslims made up of Sufis, Shias and Sunnis, 5.7% Protestant, 3% are Catholic, 1.8% Hindu, 3.4% Buddhist and other or unspecified
Indonesia’s Indigenous Animals
Alpine Woolly Rat
Anoa
Asiatic Elephant
Babirusa
Bear (Sun Bear)
Blue Whale
Black Macaque (Celebes Black Macaque)
Celebes Black Macaque
Cendrawasih
Clawed Otter (Short Clawed Otter)
Dhole (Red Dog)
Dingiso (Tree Kangaroo)
Dugong
Dragon (Komodo Dragon)
Dwarf Gymnure
Echidna (Long-beaked Echidna)
Elephant (Asiatic Elephant)
Fin Whale
Flying Squirrel (Sumatran Flying Squirrel)
Gibbon (Silvery Gibbon)
Gibbon (White Handed Gibbon)
Grizzled Leaf Monkey
Gymnure (Dwarf Gymnure)
Humpback Whale
Indonesian Mountain Weasal
Javan Rhinoceros
Komodo Dragon
Leaf Monkey (Grizzled Leaf Monkey)
Long-beaked Echidna
Macaque (Sulawesi Macaque)
Macaque (Celebes Black Macaque)
Malayan Tapir
Monkey (Grizzled Leaf Monkey)
Monkey (Proboscis Monkey)
Mountain Weasal (Indonesian Mountain Weasal)
Orang-utan
Otter (Short Clawed Otter)
Proboscis Monkey
Rabbit (Sumatran Rabbit)
Rat (Alpine Woolly Rat)
Red Dog (Dhole)
Rhinoceros (Sumatran Rhinoceros)
Rhinoceros (Javan Rhinoceros)
Short Clawed Otter
Sei Whale
Siamang
Silvery Gibbon
Sperm Whale
Sulawesi Macaque
Sumatran Flying Squirrel
Sumatran Rabbit
Sumatran Rhinoceros
Sumatran Tiger
Sumatra Water Shrew
Sun Bear
Tapir (Malayan Tapir)
Tiger (Sumatran Tiger)
Tiger (Panthera tigris)
Tree Kangaroo (Dingiso)
Water Shrew (Sumatra Water Shrew)
Weasal (Indonesian Mountain Weasal)
Whale (Blue Whale)
Whale (Fin Whale)
Whale (Humpback Whale)
Whale (Sei Whale) Whale (Sperm Whale)
White Handed Gibbon
Woolly Rat (Alpine Woolly Rat)
Cultural Food babur ayam - a sweet porridge made from rice or
mung beans, with chicken nasi goreng istem ewa - fried rice with a fried egg on
top. nasi goreng - fried rice with vegetables and chicken mee goreng - fried noodles fried rice with vegetables
and chicken gado gado - vegetable salad with peanut sauce satay - skewers of meat grilled and served with
peanut sauce tempeh goreng - cubes of tempeh deep fried with
garlic and coriander
Languages Spoken
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia
Javanese Bahasa Malay Madura Minang English
Main Imports and Exports
Indonesia's major exports are oil,gas,plywood,textiles and rubber.
The major imports machinery and equipment,chemicals,fuels,foods.
Statistics on Religion in IndiaReligion Population
Hindu 80.46%
Muslim 13.43%
Christian 2.34
Sikh 1.87
Buddhist 0.77
Jain 0.41
Animist, others 0.65
Political ClimatePosition Name
President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil
Vice President Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari
Prime Minister Dr . Manmohan Singh
Cultural FoodNorth and West:North Indian meals are made up of chapatis or rotis, along with dals (pulses), vegetables and Curd (yoghurt). There is rice but not too much. There are also side dishes chutney (preserves) and achars (pickle). In the North and West, there are also Kashmiri and Mughlai dishes. They also eat a lot of milk based sweets
South and East:In South and East India, they eat a lot of rice, along with dals and curries. The dishes are mostly rice-based. Coconut is a very important and widely used ingredient in most of the South and East Indian dishes. Fish is also a part of this diet.
Desert Area:In the desert area of Rajasthan and Gujarat, they use a wide variety of dals and achars. A reason for this is the lack of fresh vegetables.
However, the staple diet of India consists of rice, atta (whole wheat flour), a variety of pulses and vegetables. Besides the main dishes, there are some snacks that are quite popular in India. Some of them are samosa, pakodas, vadas and chillas. With drinks, the most popular is tea. Coffee is more popular in South India. Nimbu pani (lemonade), lassi, and coconut milk are also popular. Traditionally, meals are eaten while sitting on the floor. But now, this is not so common. Also, most of the Indian food is eaten with the fingers only.
Languages SpokenThere are 18 major languages spoken in India and over 1600 regional dialects. Even though Hindi is the official language, many people in India do not speak it at all. Hindi is spoken by about half the population, mostly in North India. Some of the major languages are Hindi, English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
Main Imports and exportsImports Exports
gold Roman coins glassware wine medicines tin/copper silverware clothing cloves cardamon
pearls cotton sandalwood perfumed oils semi-precious stones (imported tortoise shell) (imported silk from China) nard (=ginger root) black pepper (imported cloves) (imported cardamom) ivory cinnamon tortoise shell fine cotton clothing
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