Territorial area: 372,000 km2.
Capital of Japan: Tokyo.
Population: 127.4 million inhabitants.
Japan currency: yen.
Official name: Japan (Nippon)
Nationality: Japanese.
National date: Founding of the country on February 11th, December 23rd birthday of the emperor.
Location: East Asia.
Time zone: +12 hours in relation to Brasília.
Japan's climate: temperate in the north and subtropical in the south.
Major Japanese cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto and Kobe.
Ethnic composition: Japanese 99% and Korean 1%.
Official language: Japanese.
Religions practiced in Japan: Shintoism and derived religions 51.3%, Buddhism 38.3%, Christianity 1.2%, other 9.2%.
Demographic density: 340 inhabitants per km2.
Demographic growth: 0.2% per year.
Illiteracy rate: less than 5%.
Income per capita: US$33,100.
Agricultural products: rice, potatoes, cabbage, beets, citrus fruits.
Livestock: cattle, swine and poultry.
Mining: Limestone, sulfur, natural asphalt.
Industry: machinery, transport equipment, electro-electronic products, steel and iron steelworks.
Japanese consulate
Avenida Paulista, 854 – 3rd floor.
Zip code: 01310-913 - São Paulo - SP
Telephone: (011) 287 0100
Japanese embassy in Brazil
Telephone: (061) 242 6866
E-mail: [email protected] – Brasília, DF.
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By Eduardo de Freitas
Graduated in Geography
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
FREITAS, Eduardo de. "General information about Japan"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/japao/informacoes-gerais-sobre-japao.htm. Accessed on June 27, 2021.
