Area 377,829 sq km (145,880 sq mi)
Poplation 127,214,000
Capital city Tokyo (8,130,000)
Government Contitutional monarchy
Ethnicity Groups: Japanese 99%, Chinese, Korean, Brazilian and others
Language Japanese (official)
Religions Shintoism and Buddhism 84% (most Japanese consider themselves to be both Shinto and Buddhist), otherrs
Currency Yen = 100 sen

Japan's four largest island -- Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku - make up 98% of country.

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