Japan Area

Area: total: 377,915 sq km
land: 364,485 sq km
water: 13,430 sq km
note: includes Bonin Islands (Ogasawara-gunto), Daito-shoto, Minami-jima, Okino-tori-shima, Ryukyu Islands (Nansei-shoto), and Volcano Islands (Kazan-retto)

Year	Area	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	377,835	67
2004	377,835	67	0.00 %
2005	377,835	67	0.00 %
2006	377,835	67	0.00 %
2007	377,835	67	0.00 %
2008	377,835	67	0.00 %
2009	377,915	67	0.02 %	NA

Definition: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of September 17, 2009

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