Japan

Republic of Japan 日本共和國 (Japanese)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:     "同じ旗のもとに再会 赤い太陽を照らす" "Reunited Under the Same Flag, Shines the Red Sun"
Anthem: "一つの日本、一つの国民" "One People, One Japan!"
Location of Japan
Capital	Tokyo (Executive) Sapporo (Legislative) Nagoya (Judiciary)
Largest city	Tokyo
Official languages	Japanese
Ethnic groups	83.4% Japanese 10.3% Chinese 4.1% Slavic 2.2% Others
Religion	44% Shinto 40% Atheism 16% Buddhism 6% Christianity 4% Other
Demonym(s)	Japanese
Government	Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
• President	Nobuyuki Baba
• Prime Minister	Akira Koike
• House Speaker	Kohei Otsuka
• Chief Justice	Mari Kushibuchi
Legislature	United Congress of Japan
Formation
• Imperial Dinasty established	660 BC to AD 539
• Meiji Constitution	November 29, 1890
• Operation Downfall	September 20, 1945
• Hokkaido Offensive	January 10, 1946
• Republic of Japan declared	January 20, 1950
Area
• Total	377,975 km2 (145,937 sq mi)
Population
• 2013 estimate	82,678,923
• Density	218.7/km2 (566.4/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$5.057 trillion
• Per capita	$61,170
GDP (nominal)	2013 estimate
• Total	$4.573 trillion
• Per capita	$55,320
Gini (2013)	30.2 medium
HDI (2013)	0.934 very high
Currency	Yen (¥)
Time zone	UTC+9 (UTC)
Date format	yyyy年mm月dd日
Driving side	left
Calling code	+81
ISO 3166 code	JP
Internet TLD	.jp