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Australian Capital Territory vs Japan Geography
Land area
- Australian Capital Territory has a land area of 910 square miles (2,358 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²).
- Japan's land area is 154.6 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Total area
- Australian Capital Territory: 910 square miles (2,358 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Japan's total area is 160.3 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Length
- Australian Capital Territory is 54 miles (87 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km).
- Japan's north-south length is 28.8 times longer than Australian Capital Territory's.
Width
- Australian Capital Territory spans 38 miles (61 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km).
- Japan's east-west width is 41.3 times wider than Australian Capital Territory's.
Highest point
- Australian Capital Territory's highest point is Bimberi Peak at 6,273 feet (1,912 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m).
- Mount Fuji is 6,115 feet higher than Bimberi Peak.
Lowest point
- Australian Capital Territory's lowest point is Molonglo River at 1,407 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet.
- Japan's lowest point is 1,420 feet lower.
Australian Capital Territory vs Japan Population and History
Population
- Australian Capital Territory has a population of 486,231 (2025), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026).
- Japan's population is 252.3 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
Population density
- Australian Capital Territory: 534.3 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6.
- Japan's population density is 1.6 times (63%) higher than Australian Capital Territory's.
Largest metro area
- Australian Capital Territory's largest metropolitan area is Greater Canberra (486,231 people) vs Japan's Tokyo (33,412,512).
- Tokyo's population is 68.7 times larger than Greater Canberra's.
History
- Australian Capital Territory: Established as the Federal Capital Territory on January 1, 1911.
- Japan: An independent state for over two millennia; the current constitution dates from 1947.
- In its current form, Japan is the older of the two by 1,251 years.
Australian Capital Territory vs Japan Economy
GDP
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP is $38.0 billion (2025) vs Japan's $4,435.2 billion.
- Japan's economic output is 116.7 times larger than Australian Capital Territory's.
GDP per capita
- Australian Capital Territory: $78,152 per person vs Japan: $35,951.
- Australian Capital Territory's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (117%) higher than Japan's.
Official Websites
Australian Capital Territory official website · Japan official website
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