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How Big Is Japan?

East Asia is primarily composed of South Korea, China, and Japan. Japan tends to be shown as a small island nation off the east coast of Asia, but that is not exactly accurate. Mercator's Projection is responsible for making Japan smaller than it appears on maps, but this should put it into perspective.

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Japan, when compared to the east coast of the United States is actually quite large. On top of that, it contains a population of over 126 million people. That is about a third of the United State's population, which is impressive considering how much smaller Japan is in terms of landmass.