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Japan
Japan Geography
Much of Japan consists of mountains and
hills, covered in trees. Several of
Japan's mountains are active volcanoes.
Japan also lies on a major earthquake
fault line.
Official name
Nihon, or Nippon (Japan)
Form of government
constitutional monarchy with a national Diet
consisting of two legislative houses (House
of Councilors [242]; House of
Representatives [480])
Symbol of state
Emperor
Head of government
Prime Minister
Capital
Tokyo
Official language
Japanese
Official religion
none
Monetary unit
yen (¥)
Population estimate
(2009) 127,556,000
Total area (sq mi)
145,920
Total area (sq km)
377,930
2010 Winter Olympics
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Numbers of athletes participating: #351
The events participating is Curling, ski
jumping, and snowboarding
Rana Okada, Snowboard
Taku Takeuchi, Ski Jumping
Kotomi Ishizaki, Curling
2010 Winter Olympics
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#1 bronze medals in figure skating
Country records: Miki Ando for figure
skating
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