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Overview
- Capital:
- Tokyo
- Area:
- 377,835 km²
- Population:
- 127,463,611 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- Japanese.
- Religion(s):
- Shinto and Buddhist - 84%, others - 16%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- Japanese - 99% others (Korean, Chinese, Brazilian, Filipino, others) - 1%.