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• Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
• Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
• Area > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
• Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
• Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year: Average precipitation in depth (mm per year). Average precipitation is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
• Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year: Average rainfall is the long-term average in depth (over space and time) of annual precipitation in the country. Precipitation is defined as any kind of water that falls from clouds as a liquid or a solid.
• Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
• Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
• Geographic coordinates: This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
• Land area > Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
• Land area > Square miles: Country land area.
• Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
• Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
• Surface area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.
• Terrain: A brief description of the topography
• Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
• Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
• Population density > People per sq. km: Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.
• Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
• Total area > Sq. km: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways."
• Land use > Arable land: The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
• Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
• Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
• Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
• Maritime claims > Territorial sea: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
• Area > Land per 1000: Total land area in square kilometres. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
• Elevation extremes > Lowest point: This entry is derived from Geography > Elevation extremes, which includes both the highest point and the lowest point.
• Coastline per 1000: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
• Population density: People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
• Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone: Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the LOS Convention (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal State has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natura
• Land area > Sq. km > Per capita: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
• Map references: The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
• Capital city with population: Capital cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
• Largest city with population: Largest cities including most recent population (estimates included). Populations are figures only within the city limits, unless otherwise specified. All populations are from 2001 t0 2005 unless otherwise specified.
• Forest area > Sq. km: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens."
• Surface area > Sq. km per 1000: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
• Environment > Current issues: This entry lists the most pressing and important environmental problems. The following terms and abbreviations are used throughout the entry:Acidification - the lowering of soil and water pH due to acid precipitation and deposition usually through precipitation; this process disrupts ecosystem nutrient flows and may kill freshwater fish and plants dependent on more neutral or alkaline conditions (see acid rain).Acid rain - characterized as containing harmful levels of sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxide; acid rain is damaging and potentially deadly to the earth's fragile ecosystems; acidity is measured using the pH scale where 7 is neutral, values greater than 7 are considered alkaline, and values below 5.6 are considered acid precipitation; note - a pH of 2.4 (the acidity of vinegar) has been measured in rainfall in New England. Aerosol - a collection of airborne particles dispersed in a gas, smoke, or fog. Afforestation - converting a bare or agricultural space by planting trees and plants; reforestation involves replanting trees on areas that have been cut or destroyed by fire. Asbestos - a naturally occurring soft fibrous mineral commonly used in fireproofing materials and considered to be highly carcinogenic in particulate form. Biodiversity - also biological diversity; the relative number of species, diverse in form and function, at the genetic, organism, community, and ecosystem level; loss of biodiversity reduces an ecosystem's ability to recover from natural or man-induced disruption. Bio-indicators - a plant or animal species whose presence, abundance, and health reveal the general condition of its habitat. Biomass - the total weight or volume of living matter in a given area or volume. Carbon cycle - the term used to describe the exchange of carbon (in various forms, e.g., as carbon dioxide) between the atmosphere, ocean, terrestrial biosphere, and geological deposits. Catchments - assemblages used to capture and retain rainwater and runoff; an important water management technique in areas with limited freshwater resources, such as Gibraltar. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloro-ethane) - a colorless, odorless insecticide that has toxic effects on most animals; the use of DDT was banned in the US in 1972. Defoliants - chemicals which cause plants to lose their leaves artificially; often used in agricultural practices for weed control, and may have detrimental impacts on human and ecosystem health. Deforestation - ...Full definition
• Land use > Other: The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
• Area > Total per 1000: Total area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
• Area > Water per 1000: Total water area in square kilometers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
• Land use > Permanent crops: The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
• Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area: Road density (km of road per 100 sq. km of land area). Road density is the ratio of the length of the country's total road network to the country's land area. The road network includes all roads in the country: motorways, highways, main or national roads, secondary or regional roads, and other urban and rural roads.
• Google Street View, year added: Year in which country was first covered by Google Street View.
• Maritime claims > Contiguous zone: This entry is derived from Geography > Maritime claims, which includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states. contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other ...Full definition
• Environment > International agreements > Party to: This entry is derived from Geography > Environment > International agreements, which separates country participation in international environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed, but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
• Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita: Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
• Precipitation: Average Annual Precipitation in Largest City (mm, 1931-1960)
• Highest point: Name of country’s highest point.
• Irrigated land > Per capita: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
• Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
• Irrigated land per million: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
• Capital: Country capital.
• Border to area ratio: The ratio of a country's land border to its surface area.
• Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
• Highest point elevation: Name of country’s highest point.
• Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified: This entry is derived from Geography > Environment > International agreements, which separates country participation in international environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed, but not ratified. Agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name.
• Countries on other side of the world: Countries diametrically opposite of each other. For instance, if one were to draw a straight line though the center of the earth in Argentina it would end in China. These countries are considered antipodes.
• Northernmost point: Northernmost point.

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• Highest town: Name of country’s highest permanent settlement, which is occupied year-round.
• Forested Land: Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO
• Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people: This entry is derived from Geography > Maritime claims, which includes the following claims, the definitions of which are excerpted from the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which alone contains the full and definitive descriptions: territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal state extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the UNCLOS (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every state has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles; the normal baseline for measuring the breadth of the territorial sea is the mean low-water line along the coast as marked on large-scale charts officially recognized by the coastal state; where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its territorial sea beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the territorial seas of both states are measured; the UNCLOS describes specific rules for archipelagic states. contiguous zone - according to the UNCLOS (Article 33), this is a zone contiguous to a coastal state's territorial sea, over which it may exercise the control necessary to: prevent infringement of its customs, fiscal, immigration, or sanitary laws and regulations within its territory or territorial sea; punish infringement of the above laws and regulations committed within its territory or territorial sea; the contiguous zone may not extend beyond 24 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured (e.g., the US has claimed a 12-nautical mile contiguous zone in addition to its 12-nautical mile territorial sea); where the coasts of two states are opposite or adjacent to each other, neither state is entitled to extend its contiguous zone beyond the median line, every point of which is equidistant from the nearest points on the baseline from which the contiguous zone of both states are measured. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the UNCLOS (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal state has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natural resources, whether living or non-living, of the waters superjacent to the seabed and of the seabed and its subsoil, and with regard to other ...Full definition. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
• Area > Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
• Area > Note: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
• Area > Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
• Northernmost point latitude: Latitude.

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• Lowest point: Lowest point.

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• Lowest point altitude: Altitude.

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• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total: This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal.
• Continent or sub continent: Within Continent / Subcontinent.

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• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita: This entry is derived from Geography > Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural , which provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal.
• Forest area > % of land area: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens."
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people: This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
• Agricultural land > % of land area: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
• Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area: Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
• Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area: Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area). Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total: This entry is derived from Geography > Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural , which provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal.
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita: This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal.
• Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population: Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population). Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people: This entry provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
• Arable land > % of land area: Arable land (% of land area). Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
• Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area: Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area). Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people: This entry is derived from Geography > Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural , which provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.
• Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people: This entry is derived from Geography > Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural , which provides the annual quantity of water in cubic kilometers removed from available sources for use in any purpose. Water drawn-off is not necessarily entirely consumed and some portion may be returned for further use downstream. Domestic sector use refers to water supplied by public distribution systems. Note that some of this total may be used for small industrial and/or limited agricultural purposes. Industrial sector use is the quantity of water used by self-supplied industries not connected to a public distribution system. Agricultural sector use includes water used for irrigation and livestock watering, and does not account for agriculture directly dependent on rainfall. Included are figures for total annual water withdrawal and per capita water withdrawal. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

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STAT	Japan	United States	HISTORY
Area > Comparative	slightly smaller than California	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Area > Land	374,744 sq km Ranked 60th.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 4th. 24 times more than Japan
Area > Land > Per capita	2.94 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 190th.	30.16 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 60th. 10 times more than Japan
Area > Total	377,915 sq km Ranked 63th.	9.83 million sq km Ranked 4th. 26 times more than Japan
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year	1,668 Ranked 47th. 2 times more than United States	715 Ranked 110th.
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year	1,668 Ranked 46th. 2 times more than United States	715 Ranked 105th.
Climate	varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north	mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains
Coastline	29,751 km Ranked 6th. 49% more than United States	19,924 km Ranked 9th.
Geographic coordinates	36 00 N, 138 00 E	38 00 N, 97 00 W
Land area > Sq. km	364,500 sq km Ranked 59th.	9.16 million sq km Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Japan
Land area > Square miles	145,894 square miles Ranked 24th.	3.8 million square miles Ranked 2nd. 26 times more than Japan
Location	Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula	North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico
Natural resources	negligible mineral resources, fish	coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, rare earth elements, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber
Surface area > Sq. km	377,910 km² Ranked 61st.	9.63 million km² Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Japan
Terrain	mostly rugged and mountainous	vast central plain, mountains in west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii
Area > Water	13,430 sq km Ranked 39th.	664,709 sq km Ranked 3rd. 49 times more than Japan
Area > Comparative to US places	slightly smaller than California	about half the size of Russia; about three-tenths the size of Africa; about half the size of South America (or slightly larger than Brazil); slightly larger than China; more than twice the size of the European Union
Population density > People per sq. km	350.55 people/m² Ranked 21st. 11 times more than United States	32.35 people/m² Ranked 149th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Fujiyama 3,776 m	Mount McKinley (Denali) 6,194 m (highest point in North America)
Total area > Sq. km	377,930 Ranked 59th.	9.63 million Ranked 3rd. 25 times more than Japan
Land use > Arable land	11.26% Ranked 94th.	16.29% Ranked 65th. 45% more than Japan
Irrigated land	25,000 sq km Ranked 1st.	230,000 sq km Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Japan
Natural hazards	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1,500 seismic occurrences (mostly tremors) every year; tsunamis; typhoons	tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska, a major impediment to development
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land	1,002.26 people/km² of arable lan Ranked 5th. 31 times more than United States	32.62 people/km² of arable lan Ranked 70th.
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile Ranked 50th. The same as United States	12 nautical mile Ranked 61st.
Area > Land per 1000	2.93 sq km Ranked 173th.	30.13 sq km Ranked 51st. 10 times more than Japan
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Hachiro-gata -4 m	Death Valley -86 m
Coastline per 1000	0.233 km Ranked 71st. 4 times more than United States	0.0639 km Ranked 114th.
Population density	336.72 people per sqkm Ranked 31st. 11 times more than United States	29.77 people per sqkm Ranked 167th.
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone	200 nautical mile Ranked 31st. The same as United States	200 nautical mile Ranked 41st.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita	2.86 per 1,000 people Ranked 177th.	30.16 per 1,000 people Ranked 56th. 11 times more than Japan
Map references	Asia	North America
Capital city with population	Tokyo - 12,527,115	Washington, D.C. - 606,900
Largest city with population	Tokyo - 12,527,115	New York City - 8,168,338
Total renewable water resources	None	None
Forest area > Sq. km	248,648 Ranked 24th.	3.03 million Ranked 4th. 12 times more than Japan
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000	2.96 km² Ranked 178th.	32.59 km² Ranked 53th. 11 times more than Japan
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	air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada; large emitter of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water pollution from runoff of pesticides and fertilizers; limited natural freshwater resources in much of the western part of the country require careful management; desertification
Land use > Other	87.93% Ranked 125th. 5% more than United States	83.44% Ranked 150th.
Area > Total per 1000	2.96 sq km Ranked 177th.	32.31 sq km Ranked 51st. 11 times more than Japan
Area > Water per 1000	0.0242 sq km Ranked 124th.	2.19 sq km Ranked 19th. 90 times more than Japan
Natural hazards > Volcanism	both Unzen (elev. 1,500 m) and Sakura-jima (elev. 1,117 m), which lies near the densely populated city of Kagoshima, have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; other notable historically active volcanoes include Asama, Honshu Island's most active volcano, Aso, Bandai, Fuji, Iwo-Jima, Kikai, Kirishima, Komaga-take, Oshima, Suwanosejima, Tokachi, Yake-dake, and Usu	volcanic activity in the Hawaiian Islands, Western Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and in the Northern Mariana Islands; both Mauna Loa (elev. 4,170 m) in Hawaii and Mount Rainier (elev. 4,392 m) in Washington have been deemed "Decade Volcanoes" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to their explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Pavlof (elev. 2,519 m) is the most active volcano in Alaska's Aleutian Arc and poses a significant threat to air travel since the area constitutes a major flight path between North America and East Asia; St. Helens (elev. 2,549 m), famous for the devastating 1980 eruption, remains active today; numerous other historically active volcanoes exist, mostly concentrated in the Aleutian arc and Hawaii; they include: in Alaska: Aniakchak, Augustine, Chiginagak, Fourpeaked, Iliamna, Katmai, Kupreanof, Martin, Novarupta, Redoubt, Spurr, Wrangell; in Hawaii: Trident, Ugashik-Peulik, Ukinrek Maars, Veniaminof; in the Northern Mariana Islands: Anatahan; and in the Pacific Northwest: Mount Baker, Mount Hood
Land use > Permanent crops	0.81% Ranked 128th. 3 times more than United States	0.26% Ranked 164th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area	89.06 sq. km Ranked 31st. 34% more than United States	66.57 sq. km Ranked 36th.
Google Street View, year added	2,008 Ranked 71st. The same as United States	2,007 Ranked 73th.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone	24 Ranked 49th. The same as United States	24 Ranked 59th.
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	Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita	2.96 km² per 1,000 people Ranked 183th.	32.5 km² per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 11 times more than Japan
Precipitation	1,406 mm Ranked 19th. 17% more than United States	1,201 mm Ranked 25th.
Highest point	Mount Fuji	Mount McKinley
Irrigated land > Per capita	0.203 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 79th.	0.77 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Japan
Note	strategic location in northeast Asia	world's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent
Irrigated land per million	202.95 sq km Ranked 83th.	771.61 sq km Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Japan
Capital	Tokyo	Washington DC
Border to area ratio	0.0 Ranked 169th.	0.00126 km/km² Ranked 155th.
Marine Coastline	29,751 km Ranked 6th. 49% more than United States	19,924 km Ranked 9th.
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita	690	1600
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total	88.43	477
Highest point elevation	None	None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified	none of the selected agreements	Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Hazardous Wastes
Countries on other side of the world	(Ryukyu) Brazil, Paraguay	Mainland: France ( Southern & Antarctic Lands ) Hawaii : Botswana , Namibia Alaska : Antarctica Palmyra Atoll & Kingman Reef : DR Congo American Samoa : Niger , Nigeria
Northernmost point	Cape Soya , Hokkaid\u014d	Point Barrow , Alaska
Highest town	Fujikawaguchiko	Alma
Forested Land	64% Ranked 16th. 3 times more than United States	24.7% Ranked 108th.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people	0.189 Ranked 74th. 2 times more than United States	0.0758 Ranked 79th.
Area > Water > Per capita	24.28 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 128th.	2,187.8 sq km per 1 million peo Ranked 20th. 90 times more than Japan
Area > Note	includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)	includes only the 50 states and District of Columbia
Area > Total > Per capita	2.97 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 195th.	32.34 sq km per 1,000 people Ranked 62nd. 11 times more than Japan
Area > A note	includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)	includes only the 50 states and <a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC><a href=/encyclopedia/Washington,-DC>District of Columbia</a></a>
Northernmost point latitude	45\u00b031'N	71\u00b023'N
Lowest point	Hachiro-gata	Badwater Basin
Lowest point altitude	\u22124 m (\u221213 ft)	\u221285.5 m (\u2212280.5 ft)
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	90.04 cu km/yr Ranked 7th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan
Continent or sub continent	Asia	North America
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	714.3 cu m/yr Ranked 4th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Forest area > % of land area	68.22% Ranked 14th. 2 times more than United States	33.12% Ranked 81st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	5.59 cu m/yr Ranked 11th. 4% more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Agricultural land > % of land area	12.76% Ranked 164th.	44.88% Ranked 81st. 4 times more than Japan
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area	10.97% Ranked 104th.	15.14% Ranked 80th. 38% more than Japan
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area	5.88% Ranked 64th. 3 times more than United States	1.72% Ranked 119th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total	90.04 cu km/yr Ranked 7th.	478.4 cu km/yr Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Japan
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita	714.3 cu m/yr Ranked 4th.	1,583 cu m/yr Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Japan
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population	16.23% Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than United States	4.1% Ranked 115th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.708 cu km/yr Ranked 37th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Arable land > % of land area	11.67% Ranked 93th.	17.51% Ranked 63th. 50% more than Japan
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area	16.54% Ranked 87th. 20% more than United States	13.82% Ranked 104th.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people	5.59 cu m/yr Ranked 11th. 4% more than United States	5.36 cu m/yr Ranked 51st.
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people	0.708 cu km/yr Ranked 37th.	1.51 cu km/yr Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan

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