Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | Japan (Nihon-koku / Nippon-koku) | | **Common Name** | Japan | | **Native Name(s)** | 日本 (Nihon / Nippon) | | **Nicknames** | Land of the Rising Sun | | **Motto** | _Data not readily available for this location._ | | **Geographic Level** | Country | | **Country** | Japan | | **State/Province** | 47 Prefectures | | **Capital** | Tokyo | | **Government Type** | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | | **Date Founded** | 660 BCE (Traditional); 1947 (Current Constitution) | | **Time Zone** | Japan Standard Time (JST, UTC+9) | | **Latitude** | 36.2048° N | | **Longitude** | 138.2529° E | | **Elevation** | 0m (Sea Level) to 3,776m (Mount Fuji) | | **Total Area** | 377,975 sq km (145,937 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~124.5 million | | **Population Density** | ~329 per sq km (852 per sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | Format: NNN-NNNN (e.g., 100-0001) | | **Area Codes** | +81 | | **Official Languages** | Japanese (de facto) | | **Currency** | Japanese Yen (JPY, ¥) | | **Demonym** | Japanese |