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Capital:
Tokyo
Government:
Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Current Head of Government:
Shinzo Abe
Economy:
  • Agriculture: 2.9%
  • Industry: 26.2%
  • Services: 70.9%
Population:
125,507,472 (2020) (11th)
Land Size:
337,915 sq km (63rd)
Major Ethnic Groups:
  • Japanese: 98%
  • Other: 2%
    • Religions:
  • Shintoism: 70.4%
  • Buddhism: 67.0%
  • Christianity: 1.5%
  • Other: 7.1%
  • Note: Total exceeds 100% because many people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism
    • Languages(s):
  • Japanese (official): 100%
    • Links:
  • CIA World Factbook
  • BBC News: Japan
  • The Japan Times
  • Asahi News
  • Yomiuri Newspaper (Japanese)