Location
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan, east of the Korean Peninsula
Area
Total: 377,915 sq km
Land: 364,485 sq km
Water: 13,430 sq km
Climate
Varies from tropical in the south to cool temperate in the north
Terrain
Mostly rugged and mountainous
Elevation
Highest point: Mount Fuji 3,776 m
Lowest point: Hachiro-gata -4 m
Population
124,687,293 (July 2021 est.)
Ethnic groups
Japanese 97.9%, Chinese 0.6%, Korean 0.4%, other 1.1% (includes Vietnamese, Filipino, and Brazilian) (2017 est.)
Religions
Shintoism 69%, Buddhism 66.7%, Christianity 1.5%, Other 6.2% (2018 est.)