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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan

This article is about the country. For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation).

"Nippon" redirects here. For other uses, see Nippon (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 35°N 136°E

Japan 日本 Nippon or Nihon
Flag Imperial Seal
Anthem:  "Kimigayo" 君が代 "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"[2][3]   Menu 0:00
Government Seal of Japan Go-Shichi no Kiri (五七桐)
Area controlled by Japan shown in green—claimed, but uncontrolled shown in light green
Capital and largest city	Tokyo[4] 35°41′N 139°46′E
Official languages	None[5]
Recognised regional languages	11 languages[6][show]
National language	Japanese[5]
Ethnic groups (2011[7])	98.5% Japanese 0.5% Korean 0.4% Chinese 0.6% other
Religion	51.82% Shinto 34.9% Buddhism 4% Shinto sects 2.3% Christianity 7.0% No answer[8]
Demonym	Japanese
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Emperor	Akihito
• Prime Minister	Shinzō Abe
• Deputy Prime Minister	Tarō Asō
Legislature	National Diet
• Upper house	House of Councillors
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation
• National Foundation Day	February 11, 660 BCE[9]
• Meiji Constitution	November 29, 1890
• Current constitution	May 3, 1947
• San Francisco Peace Treaty	April 28, 1952
Area
• Total	377,972 km2 (145,936 sq mi)[10] (61st)
• Water (%)	0.8
Population
• 2017 census	126,672,000[11] (10th)
• Density	336/km2 (870.2/sq mi) (36th)
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$5.619 trillion[12] (4th)
• Per capita	$44,426[12] (27th)
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$5.167 trillion[12] (3rd)
• Per capita	$40,849[12] (20th)
Gini (2011)	37.9[13] medium · 76th
HDI (2015)	0.903[14] very high · 17th
Currency	Yen (¥) / En 円 (JPY)
Time zone	JST (UTC+9)
• Summer (DST)	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
Website www.japan.go.jp

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon [ɲippoɴ] or Nihon [ɲihoɴ]; formally 日本国  Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies off the eastern coast of the Asian mainland and stretches from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and China in the southwest.

The kanji that make up Japan's name mean "sun origin", and it is often called the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is a stratovolcanic archipelago consisting of about 6,852 islands. The four largest are Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku, which make up about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area and often are referred to as home islands. The country is divided into 47 prefectures in eight regions, with Hokkaido being the northernmost prefecture and Okinawa being the southernmost one. The population of 127 million is the world's tenth largest. Japanese people make up 98.5% of Japan's total population. About 9.1 million people live in Tokyo,^[15] the capital of Japan.

Archaeological research indicates that Japan was inhabited as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other regions, mainly China, followed by periods of isolation, particularly from Western Europe, has characterized Japan's history.

See also

• Japan portal
• Islands portal
• Asia portal
• Housing in Japan
• Index of Japan-related articles
• Outline of Japan

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