Eastern Asia
Flag of Japan
An archipelago of 14,125 islands.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #f0f0f0 80%
- #a80018 17%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Japan in numbers
| Official name | Japan |
|---|---|
| Capital | Tokyo |
| Region | Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Population | 125,836,021 |
| Area | 377,930 km² · 333 people per km² |
| Currency | Japanese yen (JPY) |
| Languages | Japanese |
| Country codes | JP · JPN · .jp |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Japan is made up of 14,125 islands — recounted in 2023, up from the prior 6,852.
- ~73% of Japan is mountainous; most people live on 27% of the land.
- The Shinkansen bullet train has averaged under 60 seconds of delay per train per year for decades.
Did you know
Japan has more than 5 million vending machines — roughly one per 23 people.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.