Japan

General matters

• Country name: Japan (Japanese, Japan)

• Capital: Tokyo

• Population: 125.68 million (2021, World Bank)

• Area: 378,000㎢ (about 1.7 times the size of the Korean Peninsula)

• Religion: Shintoism, Buddhism, Christianity

• - Location: Northeast Asia

• - Administrative districts: one province, one road, two 府, 43 縣 (total of 47)

Politics

• Form of Government: Cabinet Responsibility System

• a key figure

• Head of State: Emperor Naruhito

• Prime Minister: Fumio Kishida, President of the Liberal Democratic Party

• Composition of Parliament: bicameral system (Council member / House of Representatives)

• Major political parties:

• - Ruling party: Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito

• - Opposition parties: Constitutional Democratic Party, Japan Restoration Society, National Democratic Party, etc

• National Form: Constitutional Monarchy

Economy 

• GDP : $4.231.1 trillion (2022, World Bank)

• GDP per capita: $33,815 (2022, World Bank)

• Economic growth rate: 1.0% (2022, World Bank)

• Currency Unit: yen (円)

• Trade: Total trade volume: $1.6541 trillion (2022, Japan Trade Promotion Organization)

• Export value: $751.5 billion

• Revenue: $902.6 billion

• Inflation: 2.5% (2022 World Bank)

• Unemployment rate: 2.6% (2022 World Bank)

• Foreign exchange reserves: $1.227 trillion (December 2022, Japanese Finance Ministry)

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