Overview of Japan (View all cities)

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Japan
  • 日本国
  • Region : East Asia
  • Capital : Tokyo
  • Area : 377,970.00 km²
  • Official Language : Japanese
  • Population : 126,529,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 5154.480
  • GPI Rank : 9
  • GII Rank : 15
Japan is an archipelago in the pacific ocean. The land has a total area of 377,970 km² and a total coastline of 29,751 km. This area is approximately 94% of the area of California. The archipelago consists of 6,852 mostly uninhabited islands. Japan has no direct neighbours. The distance between New York City and the Capital Tokyo is about 10,870 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.915 Japan counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

334.8

Life Expectancy of Males

81.3

Life Expectancy of Females

87.3

Birth Rate

7.4 ‰

Death Rate

11.0 ‰

Passport
Passport of Japan
VF : 122 , VOA : 47 MS : 169
Currency : Japanese Yen (JPY)

1 US Dollar = 106.59 Yen
1000 Yen = 9.38 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 5154.480 | GDP(PPP) : 5747.500
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Tokyo / CapitalTokyo

9,509,000

YokohamaKanagawa

3,732,000

OsakaOsaka

2,713,000

NagoyaAichi

2,283,000

SapporoHokkaido

1,947,000

FukuokaFukuoka

1,567,000

KobeHyogo

1,536,000

KawasakiKanagawa

1,496,000

KyotoKyoto

1,475,000

SaitamaSaitama

1,290,000

HiroshimaHiroshima

1,196,000

SendaiMiyagi

1,063,000

KitakyushuFukuoka

983,000

ChibaChiba

973,000

SakaiOsaka

782,000

ShizuokaShizuoka

702,000

KumamotoKumamoto

680,000

OkayamaOkayama

640,000

HamamatsuShizuoka

605,000

HachiojiTokyo

579,000

FunabashiChiba

561,000

KagoshimaKagoshima

555,000

NiigataNiigata

505,000

HimejiHyogo

481,000

KawaguchiSaitama

469,000

KanazawaIshikawa

459,000

UtsunomiyaTochigi

450,000

OitaOita

449,000

MatsuyamaEhime

443,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Japanese

99.1 %

Korean

0.5 %

Chinese

0.2 %

English

0.1 %

Filipino

0.1 %

other

0.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in JapanWith an extent of over 2300 km from north to south, it is difficult to make a general statement about the climate. The individual parts of the country would be too different. The climate in Japan is mostly subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 9 and 31 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 34 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 1°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Japan and 33 geographic spots of the countryVolcanosEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Japan