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Republic of Japan 日本共和國 (Japanese) | |
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| 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!"  | |
.svg.png) 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) |  30.2medium |
| HDI (2013) |  0.934very 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 |