Japan

日本 Nippon (Japanese)

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Country in East Asia, an archipelago of 6,852 islands (main: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa) in the northwest Pacific Ocean, a part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
Capital: Tokyo
Largest cities: Tokyo (Greater Tokyo Area is the world’s most populous metropolitan area – 37.4 million), Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo
Borders: –
Seas: Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk, East China Sea
Highest point: Mount Fuji (3,776 m)
Lowest point: Hachirōgata (−4 m)
Longest river: Shinano River (367 km)
Largest lake: Lake Biwa (671 km²)
Climate: varied – warm subtropical in the south to cool continental in the north, mountainous areas: subarctic or alpine tundra
Natural hazards: volcanic eruptions, tsunami, earthquakes, typhoons
Official language: Japanese
Religion: 69.0% Shintoism, 66.7% Buddhism, 1.5% Christianity, 6.2% other (many Japanese people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism)
Government: unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
National day: National Foundation Day – 11 February
Area: 377,975 km² (water 12,07%)
Population: 125,960,000 ; density: 334/km²
Currency: Japanese yen (¥) (JPY)
Time zone: UTC+09:00 (JST)
Calling code: +81
ISO 3166 code: JP
Internet TLD: .jp
Driving side: left
Electricity: 100V supply voltage and 50/60Hz, plug types: A and B