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• Overview• Geography
• Water source
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• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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Overview of Japan
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Area
Total Total 377,944 km2 (61st)
Water (%) 0.8
Population
2010 estimate 127,360,000 (10th)
Density 337.1/km2 (36th)
873.1/sq mi
Currency: International Symbol ¥ Pronounced (Yen)
Japanese Symbol 円 (or 圓 in Traditional Kanji) Pronounced (En) (JPY)
Time zone
JST (UTC+9)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD: .jp
Calling code: 81
Officially name: The State of Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Largest city: Tokyo
Official language: None
Government: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Capital: Tokyo
Largest city: Tokyo
Official language: None
Government: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Area
Total Total 377,944 km2 (61st)
Water (%) 0.8
Population
2010 estimate 127,360,000 (10th)
Density 337.1/km2 (36th)
873.1/sq mi
Currency: International Symbol ¥ Pronounced (Yen)
Japanese Symbol 円 (or 圓 in Traditional Kanji) Pronounced (En) (JPY)
Time zone
JST (UTC+9)
Summer (DST) not observed (UTC)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD: .jp
Calling code: 81
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