Japan - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Japan. Japan (officially: Japan) is a country in Asia, precisely in Eastern Asia, with a population of about 122.4 Millions inhabitants today (2024-11-01). The capital city of Japan is Tokyo, and the official country TLD code is .jp. Japan has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as JP, JPN, JPN, 392 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Japan , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Japan
Official Japan
Common (Native) Japan
Official (Native) Japan
Alternative spellings JP, Nippon, Nihon
Translations ⬇️
Languages
jpn Japanese
Geography
User Country Flag

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Japan is located in Eastern Asia and has a total land area of 377930 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Tokyo

Region/Continent Asia
Subregion Eastern Asia
TimeZone UTC+09:00
Capital city Tokyo
Area 377930 km²
Population 2024-11-01 122.4 Millions
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: Japanese / Female: Japanese
fra Male: Japonais / Female: Japonaise
Lat/Lng 36, 138
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Japan

The flag of Japan features a crimson-red circle at the center of a white field.

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Currency
Name Japanese yen
Code JPY
Symbol ¥
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 JP
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 JPN
ISO 3166-1 numeric 392
International calling code +81
FIFA 3 Letter Code JPN
All Important Facts about Japan

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Japan is found in Eastern Asia