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Japan GEOGRAPHY
Size: Total 377,835 square kilometers; land area
374,744
square kilometers.
Topography: Mountainous islands with numerous
dormant and
active volcanoes. Four main islands (Hokkaido, Honshu,
Shikoku, and
Kyushu) and numerous smaller islands to north and south,
all prone
to earthquakes. Highest point Mount Fuji (3,776 meters).
Numerous,
rapidly flowing rivers largely unnavigable but provide
water for
irrigation and hydroelectric-power generation.
Climate: Generally rainy; high humidity. Diverse
climatic
range: warm summers and long cold winters in north; hot
humid
summers and short winters in center; and long, hot, humid
summers,
and mild winters in southwest.
Data as of January 1994
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