Japan
Currency code:
Currency name:
Japanese yen
Country name:
Japan
Capital:
Tokyo
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
May 3, 1947
Independent from:
3 May 1947 current constitution adopted as amendment to Meiji Constitution; notable earlier dates: 660 B.C. traditional date of the founding of the nation by Emperor JIMMU; 29 November 1890 Meiji Constitution provides for constitutional monarchy
Total area:
377,915
Total area note:
377,915note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)
Land area:
364,485
Water area:
13,430
Population:
127,253,075
Population note:
127,253,075 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
Japanese
All languages:
Japanese
Time zone:
JST (UTC+9) - Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+9)
Drive on:
Left
Calling code:
+81
Domain:
.jp