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| Location | Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula |
| Geographic coordinates | 36 00 N, 138 00 E |
| Map references | asia |
| Area |
total: 377,835 sq km note: includes bonin islands (ogasawara-gunto), daito-shoto, minami-jima, okino-tori-shima, ryukyu islands (nansei-shoto), and volcano islands (kazan-retto) water: 3,091 sq km land: 374,744 sq km |
| Area comparative | slightly smaller than California |
| Land boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 29,751 km |
| Maritime claims |
territorial sea: 12 nm; between 3 nm and 12 nm in the international straits - la perouse or soya, tsugaru, osumi, and eastern and western channels of the korea or tsushima strait contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Climate | varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north |
| Terrain | mostly rugged and mountainous |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: hachiro-gata -4 m highest point: mount fuji 3,776 m |
| Natural resources | negligible mineral resources, fish |
| Land use |
arable land: 12.19% permanent crops: 0.96% other: 86.85% (2001) |
| Irrigated land | 26,790 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards | many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons |
| Environment - current issues | air pollution from power plant emissions results in acid rain; acidification of lakes and reservoirs degrading water quality and threatening aquatic life; Japan is one of the largest consumers of fish and tropical timber, contributing to the depletion of these resources in Asia and elsewhere |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling |
| Geography note | strategic location in northeast Asia |
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