Population: 126,300,000 GDP Per Capita: $40,146.07 Government debt as % of GDP: 256.49% Japan has few natural resources – just like South Korea it has some coal and oil resources, but nothing close to its demand for them. Similarly it has few mining interests, some in Bismuth and it provides minerals such as sulfur (volcanic) and gypsum (lakes and seawater) and Iodine (from seawater). Weirdly Japan has over 100 active volcanoes, more than almost any other country in the world, hence the availability of sulfur. But for the most part Japan has become a trading nation, bringing raw materials from outside in order to manufacture everything, from steel, to cars and ships, and advanced electronics. It also processes chemicals and…