About Japan
Japan is a country in East Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Japan. In Arabic, the name is written اليابان, and the capital طوكيو. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
The capital of Japan is Tokyo. Tokyo lies at about 36° north and 140° east. The official language of Japan is Japanese. Its currency is the Japanese Yen, with the symbol ¥ and the international code JPY.
Japan covers about 377,930 square kilometres, which puts it 61st by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It has no land border with any other country; the sea surrounds its territory on every side. Other countries in East Asia include China, Mongolia, and North Korea. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Japan with the other countries of the same region.