Japan

Japan 日本国 Nippon-koku Nihon-koku
Flag Imperial Seal
Anthem:  "Kimigayo" 君が代 "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"
Government Seal of Japan Go-Shichi no Kiri (五七桐)
Capital and largest city	Tokyo 35°41′N 139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E / 35.683; 139.767
Official languages	None
Recognised regional languages	11 languages Ainu Itak Amami Ōshima Kikai Kunigami Miyako Okinawan Okinoerabu Tokunoshima Yaeyama Yonaguni Yoron
National languages	Japanese
Ethnic groups (2011)	98.5% Japanese 0.5% Korean 0.4% Chinese 0.2% Filipino 0.2% Brazilian 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% other
Religion	51.82% Shinto/Not religious 34.9% Buddhism 4% Shinto sects 2.3% Christianity 6.98% No answer
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	11 February 660 BCE
• Meiji Constitution	November 29, 1890
• Current constitution	May 3, 1947
• San Francisco Peace Treaty	April 28, 1952
Area
• Total	377,972.28 km2 (145,935.91 sq mi) (62nd)
• Water (%)	0.8
Population
• 2015 census	127,110,047 (10th)
• Density	340.8/km2 (882.7/sq mi) (36th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$4.901 trillion (4th)
• Per capita	$38,731 (29th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$4.412 trillion (3rd)
• Per capita	$34,871 (25th)
Gini (2008)	37.6 medium · 76th
HDI (2014)	0.891 very high · 20th
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

Coordinates: 35°N 136°E / 35°N 136°E / 35; 136

Japan (Japanese: 日本 Nippon [nip̚põ̞ɴ] or Nihon [nihõ̞ɴ]; formally 日本国  Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, "State of Japan") is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, China, Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan 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".