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Capital:Tokyo

Geography
Continent:Asia
Location:Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Area:377,78 kmē
Geographic coordinates:36 00 N, 138 00 E
Elevation extremes:lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m

People
Population:127,333,002 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):Japanese

Economy
Currency:yen (JPY)
Currency code:JPY

Miscellaneous
Country code plate:J
Internet country code:.jp