Japan
|
|---|
|
Anthem: "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"[2][3] |
|
 Area controlled by Japan shown in green |
Capital
and largest city | Tokyo[4]
35°41′N139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E / 35.683; 139.767 |
|---|
| Official languages | None[5] |
|---|
| Recognised regional languages | |
|---|
| National language | Japanese[7] |
|---|
| Ethnic groups(2011[8]) | |
|---|
| Religion | |
|---|
| Demonym | Japanese |
|---|
| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
|---|
| Akihito |
|---|
| Shinzō Abe |
|---|
| Tarō Asō |
|---|
| Legislature | National Diet |
|---|
| House of Councillors |
|---|
| House of Representatives |
|---|
| Formation |
|---|
| February 11, 660 BCE[10] |
|---|
| November 29, 1890 |
|---|
| May 3, 1947 |
|---|
| April 28, 1952 |
|---|
| August 13, 1999 |
|---|
| Area |
|---|
• Total | 377,972 km2 (145,936 sq mi)[11] (62nd) |
|---|
• Water (%) | 0.8 |
|---|
| Population |
|---|
• 2017 census | 126,740,000[12] (11th) |
|---|
• Density | 336/km2 (870.2/sq mi) (36th) |
|---|
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
|---|
• Total | $5.420 trillion[13] (4th) |
|---|
• Per capita | $42,860[13] (27th) |
|---|
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
|---|
• Total | $4.841 trillion[13] (3rd) |
|---|
• Per capita | $38,281[13] (20th) |
|---|
| Gini (2008) | 37.6[14]
medium · 76th |
|---|
| HDI (2015) |  0.903[15]
very high · 17th |
|---|
| Currency | Yen (¥) / En円 (JPY) |
|---|
| Time zone | JST(UTC+9) |
|---|
| not observed (UTC+9) |
|---|
| Date format | - yyyy-mm-dd
- yyyy年m月d日
- Era yy年m月d日 (CE−1988)
|
|---|
| Drives on the | left |
|---|
| Calling code | +81 |
|---|
| ISO 3166 code | JP |
|---|
| Internet TLD | .jp |
|---|
|
![Centered deep red circle on a white rectangle [1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Japan.svg)
.svg)
0.903