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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than California
Area > Land	374,744 sq km		[60th of 238]
Area > Total	377,835 sq km		[66th of 250]
Capital city with population	Tokyo - 12,527,115
Climate varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Mount Fuji 3,776 m
Forested Land	64%		[16th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	36 00 N, 138 00 E
Land use > Arable land	11.64%		[97th of 258]
Largest city population	26,959,000		[1st of 174]
Largest city with population	Tokyo - 12,527,115
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
Population density	336.72 people per sqkm		[31st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	350.55 people/m²		[21st of 204]
Precipitation	1,406 mm		[19th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	377,910 km²		[61st of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Fuji

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