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{{otheruses1|the country in East Asia}}
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{{Infobox Country or territory
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|native_name              = 日本(国)<br/>''Nippon''&nbsp;/&nbsp;''Nihon'' (koku)
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|conventional_long_name  = Japan
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|common_name              = Japan
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|image_flag              = Flag of Japan.svg
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|image_coat              = Imperial Seal of Japan.svg
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|symbol_type              = Imperial Seal
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|image_map                = LocationMapJapan.png
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|national_anthem          = ''[[Kimi ga Yo]]''{{spaces|2}}(君が代)<small><br/>''Imperial Reign''</small>
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|official_languages      = [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
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|capital                  = [[Image:PrefSymbol-Tokyo.svg|22px]]&nbsp;[[Tokyo]]<sup>1</sup>
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|latd=35 |latm=41 |latNS=N |longd=139 |longm=46 |longEW=E
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|largest_settlement_type  = conurbation (population)
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|largest_city            = capital
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|government_type          = [[Constitutional monarchy]]
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|leader_title1            = [[Emperor of Japan|Emperor]]
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|leader_name1            = [[Akihito|HIM Emperor Akihito]]
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|leader_title2            = [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]]
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|leader_name2            = [[Shinzo Abe]] [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|(LDP)]]
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|area_rank                = 62nd
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|area_magnitude          = 1 E11
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|area                    = 377,873
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|areami²                  = 145,883 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
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|percent_water            = 0.8%
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|population_estimate      = 128,085,000
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|population_estimate_year = 2005
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|population_estimate_rank = 10th
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|population_census        = 127,333,002
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|population_census_year  = 2004
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|population_density      = 337
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|population_densitymi²    = 873 <!--Do not remove per [[WP:MOSNUM]]-->
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|population_density_rank  = 30th
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|GDP_PPP_year            = 2006
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|GDP_PPP                  = $4.220 [[trillion]]<ref name="ciaecon"/>
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|GDP_PPP_rank            = 3rd
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita      = $33,100<ref name="ciaecon"/>
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|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank  = 12th
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|GDP_nominal              = $4.911 [[trillion]]<ref name="ciaecon"/>
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|GDP_nominal_rank        = 2nd
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|GDP_nominal_year        = 2006
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|GDP_nominal_per_capita  = $38,341
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|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 14th
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|sovereignty_type        = [[History of Japan|Formation]]
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|established_event1      = [[National Foundation Day]]
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|established_date1        = [[February 11|Feb 11]], 660&nbsp;[[Before Christ|BC]]<sup>2</sup>
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|established_event2      = [[Meiji Constitution]]
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|established_date2        = [[November 29]] [[1890]]
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|established_event3      = [[Japanese Constitution|Current constitution]]
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|established_date3        = [[May 3]] [[1947]]
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|established_event4      = [[Treaty of San Francisco]]
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|established_date4        = [[April 28]] [[1952]]
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|HDI_year                = 2004
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|HDI                      = {{increase}} 0.949
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|HDI_rank                = 7th
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|HDI_category            = <font color="#009900">high</font>
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|currency                = [[Japanese yen|Yen]] (¥)
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|currency_code            = JPY
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|country_code            = JPN
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|time_zone                = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
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|utc_offset              = +9
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|time_zone_DST            = none
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|utc_offset_DST          =
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|cctld                    = [[.jp]]
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|calling_code            = 81
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|ISO_3166-1_alpha2        = JP
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|ISO_3166-1_alpha3        = JPN
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|ISO_3166-1_numeric      = 392
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|sport_code              = JPN
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|vehicle_code            = J
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|footnotes                = <sup>1</sup> [[Yokohama]] is the largest incorporated city.<br/><sup>2</sup> Japan was founded on this date by the legendary [[Emperor Jimmu]], first emperor of Japan; it is seen as largely symbolic.
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'''{{Audio|Ja-nippon_nihonkoku.ogg|Japan}}''' (日本 ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''<sup>[[Help:Japanese|<span class="t nihongo icon" style="color:#00e;font:bold 80% sans-serif;text-decoration:none;padding:0 .1em;">?</span>]]</sup></span>, officially 日本国 ''Nihon-koku'' or ''Nippon-koku'') is an [[island nation]] in [[East Asia]]. Located in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it lies to the east of [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Korea]], and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[East China Sea]] in the south. The [[kanji|kanji characters]] that make up [[Names of Japan|Japan's name]] mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its [[capital]]<ref>See also [[Capital of Japan]]</ref> and largest city is [[Tokyo]].
 
'''{{Audio|Ja-nippon_nihonkoku.ogg|Japan}}''' (日本 ''Nihon'' or ''Nippon''<sup>[[Help:Japanese|<span class="t nihongo icon" style="color:#00e;font:bold 80% sans-serif;text-decoration:none;padding:0 .1em;">?</span>]]</sup></span>, officially 日本国 ''Nihon-koku'' or ''Nippon-koku'') is an [[island nation]] in [[East Asia]]. Located in the [[Pacific Ocean]], it lies to the east of [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Korea]], and [[Russia]], stretching from the [[Sea of Okhotsk]] in the north to the [[East China Sea]] in the south. The [[kanji|kanji characters]] that make up [[Names of Japan|Japan's name]] mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Its [[capital]]<ref>See also [[Capital of Japan]]</ref> and largest city is [[Tokyo]].
  
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