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COUNTRY FACTS

Population:
126,974,628 (2002)

Location:
Eastern Asia, island chain between the North Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan (East Sea), east of the Korean Peninsula

Area:
377,835 sq km

Language:
Japanese

Literacy:
99% (age 15 and over can read and write)

Compulsory Education:
Nine years, 6 to 15 years of age

Currency:
yen (JPY)

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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