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Japan

JPN · East Asia

Naruhito

Identity

Regime

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital

Tokyo

Population

124,000,000

Area

377,975 km²

Currency

JPY

Executive

Head of State

Naruhito
2019

Head of Government

Sanae Takaichi
2025

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

723 seats
2 chamber(s)

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.77
#38

Freedom House

96/100
Free

CPI corruption

71/100
#18

Press RSF

63/100
#70

Economy

GDP (B$)

4435 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

35,951 $
2025

Growth %

1.2 %
2025

Inflation %

3.2 %
2025

Unemployment %

2.5 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

50.2 Md$
1.2 %PIB · #10

Nuclear posture

latent_potential

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

Détroit de Tsushima · Détroit de Soya / La Pérouse

Alliances

G7 · G20 · QUAD · Alliance États-Unis–Japon

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

84% · 18% · 26%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

8/10