Population
127,433,494

Official Language
Japanese

National Anthem
Kimi ga Yo - Imperial Reign

Capital
Tokyo

Currency
Yen

Government

• Constitutional Monarchy
• Chief of State - Emperor Akihito
• Head of Government/Prime Minister - Shinzo Abe

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Major Airports

• Narita International
• Kansai International

Miscellaneous Facts

• Recovered after its defeat in WW II to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US
• Total Size - 377,873 square kilometers / 374,744 square miles
• Country Code - +81
• Internet Extension - .jp

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Work Force
66.44 million

Work Force by Occupation

• Agriculture - 4.6%
• Industry - 27.8%
• Services - 67.7%

Unemployment
4.1%

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Economy

• 2nd most technologically powerful economy in the world after the US
• 3rd largest economy in the world after the US and China

Industries

• motor vehicles
• electronic equipment
• machine tools
• steel and nonferrous metals
• ships
• chemicals
• textiles
• processed foods

Exports

• transport equipment
• motor vehicles
• semiconductors
• electrical machinery
• chemicals

Imports

• machinery and equipment
• fuels
• foodstuffs
• chemicals
• textiles
• raw materials

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Political parties

• Democratic Party of Japan
• Japan Communist Party
• Komeito
• Liberal Democratic Party
• Social Democratic Party