Japan: Fast Facts

Official Name: Japan

Total Area: 377,899 square kilometers

Administrative Divisions: 8 Regions (each divided into several Prefectures)

Head of State: Emperor

Head of Government: Prime Minister

Capital: Tokyo

Major Cities: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kobe, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Hiroshima

Language: Japanese

Religion: Shinto, Buddhism,

Currency: Yen

Population: 127.7million (UN Estimate, 2006)

Literacy: 99 percent

Gross National Income per capita: US$ 38,980 (World Bank estimate, 2006)

Economy: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Fishing, Construction

International Dialing Code: +81

Time: GMT/UTC+9