Japan
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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 |
| Internet TLD | .jp |
Japan (Japanese language: 日本, Nippon or Nihon), officially the Republic of Japan (Japanese language: 日本共和國, Nippon Kyōwakoku or Nihon Kyōwakoku) is an island country located in East Asia, spanning through the Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, East China Sea and Taiwan, forming an archipelago of 14,125 islands, five of which stand out: Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, Kyushu and Okinawa. It is the 20th most populous country in the world, comprising of 82 million inhabitants, of which 90% lives in cities, being one of the most urbanized nations on Earth. Japan has three capitals: Tokyo, Nagoya and Sapporo, for the executive, judiciary and legislative respectively. Tokyo also is the most populous city in Japan since 1996, being the third most populous metropolis in the world.