Japan Geographical position n Territory of Japan

Japan

Geographical position n Territory of Japan is 378. 8 thousand km Japan - country, an archipelago located in the four major (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku) and nearly six thousand smaller islands. Capital - Tokyo.

n n Japan - a mountainous country (75% of the territory). To expand the living space is used adjacent to the land area. The climate of Japan is generally very favorable for human habitation and farming. n Japan is separated from the mainland by the East China, Japan and Okhotsk seas. From the east and south-east the country is washed by the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu are located inland sea.

The population of Japan n The population, 126. 4 million. (2011). Almost 80% of Japan's population - urban dwellers. Lifetime in Japan - the world's highest n Japan's population is different national homogeneity (more than 95% are Japanese. )

Religion n Major religions Shintoism, Buddhism and Zen Buddhism. Buddhist Temple Zen Buddhist Temple Buddha Shrine

Structure of the state n n n Japan - a constitutional monarchy. The head of state - the Imperator. Currency - Yen The State Flag National emblem of Japan Imperator Akihito

Plants and Animals Sakura Japanese cryptomeria. Japanese Crane.

Interesting fact n The total length of the streets of Tokyo is 22 thousand km. , More than half the length of the equator, in the city of 4 million homes. The majority of streets have no names. Streets of Tokyo

Festivals n In Japan, annually about 40 different festivals. One of them - the famous snow festival in the "white" island of Hokkaido, which is in early February. During the festival on the main street of Sapporo rise more than 300 installations of the snow. It's characters from fairy tales, literary heroes, copies of famous architectural structures.