Japan

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Japan

Japan
Asia · Eastern Asia · Capital: Tokyo

Quick facts about Japan

Official name	Japan
Capital	Tokyo
Continent & subregion	Asia · Eastern Asia
Population	124,516,650 people (world rank 12)
Area	377,930 km²
Density	329 people/km²
Share of world population	1.55% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$4,384.9 billion
Urbanisation	92.1% urban population
Life expectancy	84 years
Currency	Japanese yen (¥) — JPY
Languages	Japanese
Internet domain	`.jp`
Calling code	+81
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$35,215 · see world ranking
Internet Users	85% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.2 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	1.8 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	8.1 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	68.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Japan did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly 36°, 138°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.