Japan
East Asia & Pacific · Data from the World Bank Open Data API · World Geography Learning Path
Japan is an island nation made up of nearly 7,000 islands, though the vast majority of its population lives on the four largest. It's one of the world's largest economies despite having relatively little farmable land.
Quick Facts
- Capital
- Tokyo
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income level
- High income
- Population
- 123,366,734
- Land area
- 364,569 km²
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Mount Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain and an iconic symbol of the country, is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707.