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Japan is located in Eastern Asia between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. It is to the east of Korea.



Population
 * 126,804,433 people as of July 2010 census.
 * Japan is the 10th most populated country in the world.

Age Structure

 * =====0-14 years﻿:﻿ 13.5% (male 8,804,465/female 8,344,800) =====
 * 15-64 years: 64.3% (male 41,187,425/female 40,533,876)
 * 65 years and over: 22.2% (male 11,964,694/female 16,243,419)

Ethnicity of the Country
 * Japanese 98.5%
 * Koreans 0.5%
 * Chinese 0.4%
 * Other 0.6%

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Language <span style="background-color: #514695; color: #009dff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">﻿ ﻿ <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">The main language of Japan is Japanese.

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 180%; text-align: center;">Major Exports <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;"> The major exports of Japan are transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, and chemicals.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Information from this page adapted from: Central Intelligence Agency. (2010, December 7). East and Southeast Asia: Japan. Retrieved December 2, 2010, from The World Factbook: @https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html