Area: 377,708 sq.km (145,834 sq. miles); 14% arable, 1% meadows and pastures, 67% forest and woodland, 18% other. Coastline: 29,750km (18,485 miles). Maritime claims: Territorial waters 22km (12nm), (between 3nm and 12nm in the international straits), exclusive economic zone 370km (200nm). Population: 126,804,433 (July 2010 est.); annual growth rate -0.242% (2010 est.). The population is 99.4% Japanese, 0.6% other (mostly Korean). Religions: Most practice both Buddhism and Shintoism, 16% other faiths. Language: Japanese. Literacy rate: 99%.
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