 Japan
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
36 00 N, 138 00 E |
| Area |
total: 377,835 sq km land: 374,744 sq km water: 3,091 sq km note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto) |
| Climate |
varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Terrain |
mostly rugged and mountainous |
| Population |
127,433,494 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Japanese |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials |
| Exports |
transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals |
| Hazards |
many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
| Resources |
negligible mineral resources, fish |
| Geography |
strategic location in northeast Asia |
| Nationality |
noun: Japanese (singular and plural) adjective: Japanese |
| Capital |
name: Tokyo geographic coordinates: 35 42 N, 139 46 E time difference: UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.jp |
| Internet Users |
86.3 million (2005) |
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