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        | Location: | 35º 45' N, 139º 30' E |  
        | Population: | 127,417,200 |  
        | Area: | (land) 144,689 sq miles (374,744 sq km) 
  
  (water) 1,194 sq miles (3,091 
        sq km) 
  
  (TOTAL) 145,883 sq miles 
        (377,835 sq km) |  
        | Climate: |  |  
        | Terrain: | rugged mountains run through the heart of 
        Japan, punctuated by steep tree-lined slopes, and deep valleys on the 
        Pacific Ocean side, and lowers hills and mountains along the Sea of 
        Japan side. 
  A small series of plains are situated along the coastal areas. A notable 
        number of (very short) rivers flow briskly down the mountains into the 
        coastal areas.
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        | Elevation: | Highest Point,  Mt Fuji - 12,388 ft. (3,776m)
 
  Lowest Point (-13 ft.) (-4 m) |  |