Howstuffworks "Maps of Japan"

Maps of Japan show the location of major cities and regions in Japan. Check out our interactive maps of Japan.

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Japan Thematic Maps

Country (long form)	none
Capital	Tokyo
Total Area	145,882.91 sq mi 377,835.00 sq km (slightly smaller than California)
Population	126,771,662 (July 2001 est.)
Estimated Population in 2050	101,228,471
Languages	Japanese
Literacy	99% total, N/A% male, N/A% female (1970 est.)
Religions	observe both Shinto and Buddhist 84%, other 16% (including Christian 0.7%)
Life Expectancy	77.62 male, 84.15 female (2001 est.)
Government Type	constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government
Currency	yen
GDP (per capita)	$24,900 (2000 est.)
Industry	among world's largest and technologically advanced producers of motor vehicles, electronic equipment, machine tools, steel and nonferrous metals, ships, chemicals; textiles, processed foods
Agriculture	rice, sugar beets, vegetables, fruit; pork, poultry, dairy products, eggs; fish
Arable Land	11%
Natural Resources	negligible mineral resources, fish