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日本国 or 日本 (Japanese)[a]
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku
Nippon or Nihon
Flag
Imperial Seal
Anthem: "Kimigayo" (君が代)
("His Imperial Majesty's Reign")
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Government Seal:
Japanese territory in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled territory in
light green
Capital Tokyo
and largest city
35°41′N 139°46′E
Government Unitary parliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Emperor Naruhito
• Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Formation
• Emperor Kinmei 539 AD[b]
• First constitution November 29, 1890
• Current constitution May 3, 1947
Area
• Total 377,975 km2(145,937 sq mi)[2](61st)
Population
• 2020 estimate 125,960,000[3] (11th)
• 2015 census 127,094,745[4]
• Density 334/km2 (865.1/sq mi) (24th)
GDP (PPP) 2020 estimate
• Total $5.888 trillion[5] (4th)
GDP (nominal) 2020 estimate
• Total $5.413 trillion[5] (3rd)
Gini (2015) 33.9[6]
medium · 78th
HDI (2018) 0.915[7]
very high · 19th