Japan

Japan /dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国  Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the 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, 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 someti... More

Area:

  • 377,873 km² (145898 mi² )

Population:

  • 127,756,000 (2006)

Also known as:

  • Nippon,
  • Nihon,
  • 日本,
  • Япония,
  • 日本国

Location

Capital

Tokyo

Tokyo (東京, Tōkyō, "Eastern Capital") [toːkʲoː], English: /ˈtoʊki.oʊ/; officially Tokyo Metropolis (東京都, Tōkyō-to), is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of the world. It is the seat of the...

Population

number date
  • 127,756,000
  • 2006
  • 127,773,000
  • 2005
  • 127,761,000
  • 2004
  • 127,718,000
  • 2003
  • 127,445,000
  • 2002
  • 127,149,000
  • 2001
  • 126,870,000
  • 2000
  • 126,650,000
  • 1999
  • 126,410,000
  • 1998
  • 126,091,000
  • 1997

Official Language:

Currency Used:

National anthem:

Anthem Official anthem since
  • 1999

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

  • JAPAN

FIPS Code:

  • JA

Calling Code:

  • 81

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 35.41117
  • 135.83369

Adjoins:

USBG name:

  • JAPAN

Adjectival form:

  • Japanese

Nearby airports:

GDP (nominal):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 4.37794E+12
  • 2007
  • 4.36259E+12
  • 2006
  • 4.5522E+12
  • 2005
  • 4.60592E+12
  • 2004
  • 4.2291E+12
  • 2003
  • 3.91834E+12
  • 2002
  • 4.66745E+12
  • 2000
  • 4.36873E+12
  • 1999
  • 3.85703E+12
  • 1998
  • 4.26184E+12
  • 1997
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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency Amount Valid Date
  • 35,300
  • 2008

Places exported to:

Exported to Currency Amount Date
  • 2006
  • 5.04E+10
  • 2008
  • 1,500,000,000
  • 2005
  • 9,324,000,000
  • 2009
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Places imported from:

Imported from Currency Amount Date
  • 2006
  • 2.18E+10
  • 2008
  • 8,864,200,000
  • 2009
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Governmental Jurisdiction

Governing officials:

Officeholder Basic title Office, position, or title Governmental body (if position is part of one) From To
  • Dec 24, 1976
  • Dec 7, 1978
  • Sep 2, 2011
  • Sep 16, 2009
  • Jun 8, 2010
  • Jun 8, 2010
  • Sep 2, 2011
  • Jun 30, 1994
  • Jan 11, 1996
  • Nov 6, 1987
  • Jun 3, 1989
  • Jun 3, 1989
  • Aug 10, 1989
  • Sep 26, 2007
  • Sep 24, 2008
  • Jul 30, 1998
  • Apr 5, 2000
  • Sep 26, 2006
  • Sep 26, 2007
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Food & Drink

Distilleries:

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Olympic participating country

IOC Code:

  • JPN
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Symbols

Flag:

Flag From date
  • Aug 13, 1999

Things named after this:

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Business

Assets owned:

Owned Asset Percentage ownership
  • 5.4 %
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