Country Name:
Japan (Nippon)
Area:
377,435 sq km
Population:
125 million
Capital City:
Tokyo (pop 8 million)
People:
99% Japanese (including indigenous Ainu), and 1% Korean.
Languages:
Japanese
Religion:
85% Shinto/Buddist, 11% Shugendo, plus Confucian, Christian, Muslim and new religious fringe groups.
Government:
Constitutional monarchy
Currency:
Yen.
Time Zone:
Nine hours ahead of GMT/UTC
Country Code:
81
Electricity:
110V, 50AC (Tokyo and eastern Japan); 60 AC (western Japan); sockets take two-pin American-style plugs.


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