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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than California |
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Capital city with population
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Tokyo - 12,527,115 |
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Forested Land
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64% |
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[16th of 193]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.9 %
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[119th of 241]
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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 |
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Maritime claims > Contiguous zone
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24 nm
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[40th of 82]
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[106th of 121]
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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 |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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45°31'N |
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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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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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1,002.26 people/km² of arable lan |
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[5th of 188]
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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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Terrain
mostly rugged and mountainous |
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