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    Introduction


    While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become an economic power and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown starting in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.


    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


    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


    many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons


    Land use


    arable land: 12.13% permanent crops: 1.01% other: 86.86% (1998 est.)


    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; typhoon


    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


    Population


    127,333,002 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Tokyo


    Phone Code


    +81


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