 Japan
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Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of China, Korea, and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. Japan is also sometimes known as the self-identified "The Land of the Rising Sun", a name that comes from the country's eastward position relative to China. It encompasses over 3,000 islands, the largest of which are Honshū, Hokkaido, Kyūshū and Shikoku.
Japan consists of a chain of islands. The main ones are Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu (where Tokyo and Osaka are situated) and Hokkaido. The land is mountainous and volcanic, and only 17% of the total area is cultivable. The highest mountain is Mount Fuji (a dormant volcano) at 3,776 m.
AREA: 377,780 square kilometres
CLIMATE: Varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north
POPULATION: 127,463,611 (July 2006 est.)
RELIGIONS: Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16%
LANGUAGES: Japanese
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
CAPITAL: Tokyo
CURRENCY: Yen
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Birthday of Emperor AKIHITO, 23 December (1933)
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $31,600 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
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