Japan
TOTAL AREA: 377,915 sq km
LAND AREA: 364,485 sq km
WATER AREA: 13, 430 sq km
COMPARATIVE SIZE TO US: About the size of California, YET slightly smaller
LANDS & BODIES OF WATER THAT BORDER JAPAN: La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
TOTAL DISTANCE OF LAND BOUNDARIES: 0 km
TOTAL DISTANCE OF COAST LINES: 29751 km
DESCRIPTION OF CLIMATE: Varies from tropical in South to cool temperate in North
DESCRIPTION OF TERRAIN: Mostly rugged, mountainous
POINT OF LOWEST ELEVATION: HACHIROGATA, 4 METERS BELOW SEA LEVEL
POINT OF HIGHEST ELEVATION: MT. FUJI, 3776 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL
LAND AREA: 364,485 sq km
WATER AREA: 13, 430 sq km
COMPARATIVE SIZE TO US: About the size of California, YET slightly smaller
LANDS & BODIES OF WATER THAT BORDER JAPAN: La Perouse or Soya, Tsugaru, Osumi, and Eastern and Western Channels of the Korea or Tsushima Strait
TOTAL DISTANCE OF LAND BOUNDARIES: 0 km
TOTAL DISTANCE OF COAST LINES: 29751 km
DESCRIPTION OF CLIMATE: Varies from tropical in South to cool temperate in North
DESCRIPTION OF TERRAIN: Mostly rugged, mountainous
POINT OF LOWEST ELEVATION: HACHIROGATA, 4 METERS BELOW SEA LEVEL
POINT OF HIGHEST ELEVATION: MT. FUJI, 3776 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL