What is the abbreviation for Japan?

The abbreviation for "Japan" is JPN, the full name is japan. The British pronunciation is [d?'p?n]; the American pronunciation is [d?'p?n].

The country of Japan (Japanese: にっぽんこく、にほんこく, English: Japan), referred to as "Japan", is located in East Asia, the country's name means "Land of the Rising Sun", the territory of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, four islands and more than 7,200 small islands. Its territory consists of the four major islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and more than 7,200 small islands, with a total area of 378,000 square kilometers. It has a total area of 378,000 square kilometers. The main ethnic group is the Yamato, and the Japanese language is commonly used, with a total population of about 126 million.

Japan is a highly developed capitalist country and the world's third largest economy. Its resources are scarce and extremely dependent on imports, and its well-developed manufacturing sector is the main pillar of the national economy. The level of scientific research, aerospace, manufacturing and education are among the highest in the world.

In addition, the cultural industry, led by the anime and game industry, and the well-developed tourism industry are also important symbols. Japan is a world model in many aspects such as environmental protection and resource utilization, and its people are generally well-educated and have a very high standard of living and national quality. Japan's traditional culture, represented by the tea ceremony, flower arrangement and calligraphy, has been preserved to this day.

Expanded Information:

I. Regional Location

Japan is located in the eastern part of the Asia-Europe continent and the northwestern part of the Pacific Ocean, and its territory consists of four large islands, namely Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu, as well as more than 7,200 other small islands, and is therefore also known as the "Land of a Thousand Islands". Japan has a land area of about 377,900 square kilometers.

Japan is bounded by the Pacific Ocean in the east and south, the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea in the west, and the Sea of Okhotsk in the north, and by North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, and the Philippines across the sea.

Japan's Hokkaido has one of the world's most famous fishing grounds - Hokkaido fishing grounds, the cause of which is the Thousand Islands cold current and Japan's warm current convergence.

Second, topography and geomorphology

Japan is a mountainous island country, the mountains are distributed in the center of Japan in the form of a ridge, which divides the land of Japan into the Pacific Ocean side and the Sea of Japan side, the mountains and hills accounted for 71% of the total area, and most of the mountains for the volcano.

The country is 67% forested. Mount Fuji, at 3,776 meters above sea level, is the highest peak in Japan and is honored by the Japanese as: Sacred Mount.

The Japanese archipelago is located in the junction of the Asian-European plate and the Pacific plate, that is, the Pacific Rim Volcanic Seismic Belt, volcanoes, earthquakes are frequent, and the hazardous earthquakes will be an average of three years to occur once.

Japan's plains are mainly distributed in the lower reaches of the river near the sea, mostly alluvial plains, small scale, the larger plains are Ishikari Plain, Echigo Plain, Nuno Plain, Tokachi Plain, etc., which has the largest area of plains for the Kanto Plain.

Japan's plains are small in size, with very limited arable land, and the physiological density of the population is as high as 2,924 people per square kilometer, which is the 26th highest in the world.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia - Japan