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Japan

Location

Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula

Area

Total: 377,915 sq km

Land: 364,485 sq km

Water: 13,430 sq km

Climate

Varies from tropical in the south to cool temperate in the north

Terrain

Mostly rugged and mountainous

Elevation

Highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m

Lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m

Population

124,687,293 (July 2021 est.)

Ethnic groups

Japanese 97.9%, Chinese 0.6%, Korean 0.4%, other 1.1% (includes Vietnamese, Filipino, and Brazilian) (2017 est.)

Religions

Shintoism 69%, Buddhism 66.7%, Christianity 1.5%, Other 6.2% (2018 est.)