Japan
| Japan 日本国 Nippon-koku |
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| Anthem: Kimi ga Yo (君が代 ) ("May your reign last forever") |
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Government Seal: Paulownia (五七桐 Go-Shichi no Kiri) |
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| Capital (and largest city) | Tokyo (de facto)1 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E | |||||
| Official languages | None[1] | |||||
| Regional languages | Aynu itak, Eastern Japanese, Western Japanese, Ryukyuan, and several other Japanese dialects | |||||
| National language | Japanese | |||||
| Ethnic groups | 98.5% Japanese, 0.5% Korean, 0.4% Chinese, 0.6% other[2] | |||||
| Demonym | Japanese | |||||
| Government | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Emperor | Akihito | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Taro Aso | ||||
| Legislature | National Diet | |||||
| - | Upper House | House of Councillors | ||||
| - | Lower House | House of Representatives | ||||
| Formation | ||||||
| - | National Foundation Day | February 11, 660 BC3 | ||||
| - | Meiji Constitution | November 29, 1890 | ||||
| - | Current constitution | May 3, 1947 | ||||
| - | Treaty of San Francisco |
April 28, 1952 |
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| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 377,873 km2 (62nd) 145,883 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.8 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 127,433,494 (10th) | ||||
| - | 2004 census | 127,333,002 | ||||
| - | Density | 337/km2 (30th) 872.8/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $4,354 trillion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $34,100[3] | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $4,923 trillion[3] | ||||
| - | Per capita | $38,559[3] | ||||
| Gini | 38.1 (2002)[4] | |||||
| HDI (2008) | ▲ 0.958 (high) (8th) | |||||
| Currency | International Symbol ¥ Pronounced (Yen) Japanese Symbol 円 Pronounced (En) ( JPY) |
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| Time zone | JST (UTC+9) | |||||
| Date formats | yyyy-mm-dd yyyy年m月d日 Era yy年m月d日 (CE−1988) |
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| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .jp | |||||
| Calling code | 81 | |||||
| 1 | Yokohama is the largest incorporated city. | |||||
| 2 | "World Factbook; Japan—Economy". CIA. 2006-12-19. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html#Econ. Retrieved on 2006-12-28. | |||||
| 3 | According to legend, Japan was founded on this date by the Emperor Jimmu, first emperor of Japan; it is seen as largely symbolic. | |||||
- ↑ "法制執務コラム集「法律と国語・日本語」". Legislative Bureau of the House of Councillors. http://houseikyoku.sangiin.go.jp/column/column068.htm. Retrieved on 2009-01-19.
- ↑ CIA Factbook: Japan
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Japan". International Monetary Fund. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2006&ey=2009&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&c=158&s=NGDPD%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPGDP%2CPPPPC%2CLP&grp=0&a=&pr.x=59&pr.y=14. Retrieved on 2009-04-22.
- ↑ CIA World Factbook[Gini rankings]