Land Area 5,152 km²iOctober, 1998)

Situation Lat. 35^o11' N@Long.136^o@55' E.

Capital city Nagoya

Average yearly Temperature 16.8^oC (1998 in Nagoya)

Highest Annual Temperature 36.1^oC (1998 in Nagoya)

Lowest Annual Temperature -3.7^oC (1998 in Nagoya)

Yearly Precipitation 1,980 mm (1998 in Nagoya)

Municipalties 88 (31cities,47towns,10villages)

Population 7.01million (July,1999)

Members per Household 2.79 (July,1999)

Life expectancy at birth:

males(years) 77.77 (1997)

females(years) 84.25 (1997)

Value of Manufacturing Output 36,660 billion yen (1997)

Value of Agricultural Production 360 billion yen (1997)

Value of Forestry Production 10,022 million yen (1997)

Value of Fisheries Production 49,124 million yen (1997)

Prefectural Trade:

Export 8,802 billion yen (1998)

Import 3,220 billion yen (1998)

Income per Prefectural Resident 3.822 million yen (1997)

Universities (Including Junior Colleges) 80 (May,1998)

Foreign Students 2,833 (May,1999)