• Land area: 377.944 km2
  • Capital: Tokyo
  • Population: 127.530.000 (2009 estimate)
  • Administrative system: 9 regions, 47 prefectures
  • Official language: Japanese
  • Spoken languages: Japanese, recognized regional languages: Aynu itak, EasternJapanese, Western Japanese, Ryukyuan, and several other Japanese dialects
  • Ethnic groups: Population data contain registered foreign citizens living in Japan. Ratio of foreigners within the population is 1,5% (Koreans 32%, Chinese 24%, Brazilian 14%, Filipinos 10%, others 20%).
  • Currency: Japanese yen
  • Religions: Shinto 49,9%, Buddhist 44,2%, Christian 0,2%, other 5%
  • Form of state: constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
  • Head of government: Yukio Hatoyama (DPJ), since Sep 16, 2009
  • Head of state: Emperor Akihito
  • Foreign minister: Katsuya Okada (DPJ)
  • Diplomatic relations: After World War II diplomatic relations were renewed on August 29, 1959, then raised to ambassadorial level in 1964



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