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Japan (Japan)

Country

Name: Japan
Code: JPN
Official Name: Japan
Located: Asia
Capital: Tokyo
Calling Code: +81
Flag of Japan
Flag of Japan
Coat of Arms of Japan
Coat of Arms of Japan

Demographics and Politics

Form of Goverment: Constitutional monarchy
Official Languages: None
Regional Languages: Aynu itak, Ryukyuan, Eastern Japanese, Western Japanese, other Japanese dialects
Population: 127960000
Largest cities: Tokyo, Yokohama-shi, Osaka-shi, Nagoya-shi, Sapporo-shi, Kobe-shi, Kyoto, Fukuoka-shi, Kawasaki, Saitama
Religion: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism

Geographic Information

Area Total: 377944.00 sq.km.
Water: 0.80%
Borders: Pacific Ocean
Mountains: Kitanomata, Fuji, Akan Volcanic Complex, Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, Poroshiri, Rausu, Rishiri, Adatara, Mount Aizu-Komagatake, Mount Asahi, Hakkoda, Azuma, Bandai, Chokai, Aino, Akaishi
Rivers: Ishikari, Shinano, Tone, Joganji, Teshio, Tokachi, Uji, Nagara, Isikari, Kitakami, Siko, Tokati, Yodo, Agano Mogami, Abukuma, Tesio
Climate: Temperate, but varies from north to south

Japan Famous Places

Japan's National Diet, Ginza, White Heron, Todai-ji Hall, Floating Torii, Himeji Castle, Toshogu Shrine, Bomb Dome, Kamakura, Bomb Dome, Golden Temple, Matsumoto Castle, Miyajima

Japan Economy

The third largest in the world. Second largest automobile manufacturing country. Electronics, services.
Currency: Yen (JPY)

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Road Traffic Information

Drive Side: Left
Convention of Road Traffic: Geneva 1949
Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968
Convención sobre la Circulación Vial en Viena el 8 de Noviembre de 1968
Конвенция о дорожном движении, подписанная в Вене 8 ноября 1968 года
Convention sur la Circulation Routière fait à Vienne le 8 Novembre 1968
《道路交通公约》 1968 年11 月8 日订于维也纳
Convention on Road Traffic, of 8 November 1968 - Arabic

Japan Time Zone (UTC)

Winter:+9 - +9
Summer: +9 - +9
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