JAPAN
Name:
Japan (Japanese Empire)
Local name (Japanese):
日本
(
日本国
)
Status:
sovereign state
Surface:
377.8 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):
127 214 ths.
Capital:
Tokyo (
東京
)
Official language:
Japanese
Administrative divisions:
47 prefectures
Current national symbols
Administrative divisions and regional symbols
Historical symbols
Ethnic minorities
