Japan
Japan
Capital Tokyo
377,915 km² · 123,366,734 people (2025) · Japanese yen
A 2023 government survey using digital mapping counted 14,125 islands, more than double the long-quoted figure of 6,852. About three-quarters of the land is mountain, so nearly everyone lives on a narrow band of coastal plain. Japan sits where four tectonic plates meet and records a fifth of the world's magnitude-6-and-above earthquakes.
The facts
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Area
- 377,915 km² — 145,914 sq mi
- Population
- 123,366,734 (2025)
- Density
- 326.4 people per km²
- Currency
- Japanese yen (JPY, ¥)
- Official language
- Japanese
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Calling code
- +81
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- JP · JPN
- Continent
- Asia
How it compares
- By area
- 62 of 200
- By population
- 12 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Paraguay | 406,752 | 7,013,078 |
| Zimbabwe | 390,757 | 16,950,795 |
| Japan ← | 377,915 | 123,366,734 |
| Germany | 357,022 | 83,491,249 |
| Republic of the Congo | 342,000 | 6,484,437 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Japan?
- Tokyo
- What currency does Japan use?
- The Japanese yen (JPY).
- How big is Japan?
- 377,915 km², or 145,914 square miles — 62 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Japan drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
- Paraguay 406,752 km²
- Zimbabwe 390,757 km²
- Germany 357,022 km²
- Republic of the Congo 342,000 km²
- India Asia
- China Asia
- Indonesia Asia
- Pakistan Asia
- Bangladesh Asia
- Philippines Asia
- Vietnam Asia
- Iran Asia
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)