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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than California |
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Area > Land
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374,744 sq km |
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[60th of 238]
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Area > Total
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377,835 sq km |
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[66th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Tokyo - 12,527,115 |
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Climate varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Fuji 3,776 m |
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Forested Land
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64% |
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[16th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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36 00 N, 138 00 E |
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Land use > Arable land
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11.64% |
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[97th of 258]
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Largest city population
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26,959,000 |
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[1st of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Tokyo - 12,527,115 |
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Location Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula |
Map references Asia |
Natural hazards many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
Natural resources negligible mineral resources, fish; note: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas as well as the second largest importer of oil |
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Population density
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336.72 people per sqkm |
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[31st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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350.55 people/m²
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[21st of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,406 mm |
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[19th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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377,910 km²
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[61st of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Fuji |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
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