Japan

Japan 日本国 or 日本 (Japanese)^[a] Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku Nippon or Nihon
Flag Imperial Seal
Anthem: "Kimigayo" (君が代) "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"
Government Seal
Japanese territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in light green
Capital and largest city	Tokyo 35°41′N139°46′E / 35.683°N 139.767°E / 35.683; 139.767
National language	Japanese
Demonym(s)	Japanese
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Emperor	Naruhito
• Prime Minister	Yoshihide Suga

Legislature	National Diet
• Upper house	House of Councillors
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Formation

• Imperial Dynasty established	February 11, 660 BC
• Meiji constitution	November 29, 1890
• Current constitution	May 3, 1947

Area
• Total	377,975 km² (145,937 sq mi)^[2] (62nd)
• Water (%)	1.4 (as of 2015)^[3]
Population
• 2021 estimate	125,360,000^[4] (11th)
• 2020 census	126,226,568^[5]
• Density	334/km² (865.1/sq mi) (24th)
GDP (PPP)	2021 estimate
• Total	$5.586 trillion^[6] (4th)
• Per capita	$44,585 (27th)
GDP (nominal)	2021 estimate
• Total	$5.378 trillion^[6] (3rd)
• Per capita	$42,928 (23rd)
Gini (2018)	33.4^[7] medium · 78th
HDI (2019)	0.919^[8] very high · 19th
Currency	Japanese yen (¥)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+81
ISO 3166 code	JP
Internet TLD	.jp

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