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Empire of Japan 大日本帝国 | |
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Anthem: 君が代 "Kimigayo" | |
Capital and largest city | Tokyo |
Official languages | Japanese |
Recognised national languages |
English Mandarin Chinese |
Recognised regional languages | List |
Ethnic groups (2020) |
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Religion (2020) |
63.5% Shinto-Buddhism 12.4% Buddhism alone 5.1% Shinto alone 3.6% Taoism
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Demonym(s) | Japanese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Emperor | Naruhito |
• Prime Minister | Katsuya Okada |
Legislature | Imperial Diet |
House of Councillors | |
National Assembly | |
Area | |
• Total | 504,129 km2 (194,645 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 158,390,000 (9th) |
• 2020 census | 162,599,182 (9th) |
• Density | 322.53/km2 (835.3/sq mi) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $22.7 trillion (2nd) |
Currency | Japanese yen (¥) |
Time zone | UTC+9, +10 |
Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the Empire of Japan (大日本帝国 Dai Nippon Teikoku) , is a sovereign country spanning Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Japan is the ninth-most populous country in the world, with a population of just over 162 million, of which more than half live in the Japanese archipelago, which is also where the main seat of government and largest city, Tokyo, is located. The country is divided into 63 prefectures. The country also is home to the two most-populous metropolitan areas in the world; the Greater Tokyo Area, and the Greater Taihoku Area.
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Administrative Divisons
Japan is divided into X prefectures.