What are the economic conditions like in Okayama Prefecture, Japan?

Okayama Prefecture is located in western Japan, at the center of Chugoku and Shikoku regions. It has a warm climate and rich natural conditions. It has been a prosperous and developed area economically and culturally since ancient times. In this central area of ??ancient Kibi country (Kibi culture), our ancestors left many excellent cultural heritages. Now, the expressway network centered on Okayama extends in all directions. The Seto Ohashi Bridge, the longest railway and road bridge in the world, connects the Chinese region and the Shikoku region. At present, it has been officially opened from Okayama to Shanghai, Okayama The international route to Seoul makes it a veritable transportation hub in China and Shikoku. There are three major rivers in Okayama Prefecture: the Yoshii River, the Asahikawa River, and the Takahashi River, which flow from the Chugoku Mountains in the north into the Seto Inland Sea in the south. This fertile land produces abundant crops all year round. Jiangxi Province of China and Okayama Prefecture of Japan formally signed a friendly relations agreement in 1991.

1. Natural environment:

1. Location: 34 degrees 39 minutes north latitude, 133 degrees 56 minutes east longitude (the seat of the county government)

2. Total area : 7,090 square kilometers (17th in the country), including 6,422.637 hectares of arable land and 485,269 hectares of forest area.

3. Annual sunshine time: 2,082.6 hours (4th in the country);

Annual precipitation: 1,159.7 mm (8th in the country);

The annual average temperature is 15.8 degrees Celsius (13th in the country);

The number of days with less than 1 mm of precipitation in a year is as many as 277.6, ranking first in the country.

2. Population:

1. Total population: 1,952,000 people;

2. Population growth rate: 0.616% (national average 0.428% );

3. Birth rate: 9.89;

4. Death rate: 8.34;

5. Elderly population ratio (over 65 years old): 16.97%;

6. Average life expectancy: (male) 76.32 years, (female) 82.70 years old

3. Economy:

1. Employment structure: primary industry 7.91 %, secondary industry 35.64%, tertiary industry 56.54%

2. Economic growth rate 0.4% (national average 0.3%, 28th nationally)

3. Average annual income of county residents : 2.8 million yen (national average 3.02 million yen, 19th nationwide)

4. Ratio of professional farmers: 16.1%

5. Agricultural output value: 174.5 billion yen (22nd in the country).

6. Fishery output value: 13.986 billion yen (34th in the country)

7. Industrial product output value: 6.8492 billion yen (15th in the country)

< p>8. Product sales: 672.583 billion yen (17th in the country)

9. Average electricity consumption per person: 7,200KWH (7th in the country)

10 , Employment rate 64.12% (national average 63.88%, 24th nationwide)