Official Name: Japan
Capital: Tokyo
Area: 377,800 square kilometres ( 145,869 square miles )
Major cities (Population)
Tokyo 11,600,000 (1995 estimate)
Osaka 2,479,000 (1995 estimate)
Yokohama 3,274,000 (1995 estimate)
Nagoya 2,087,000 (1995 estimate)
Kyoto 1,389,000 (1995 estimate)
Kobe 1,457,000 (1995 estimate)
Population: 125,095,000 (1995 estimate)
Type of government: Constitutional monarchy
Independence: 660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu)
Constitution: 3 May 1947
Voting Rights: Universal at age 20
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