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US Virgin Islands vs Japan Geography
Land area: US Virgin Islands has a land area of 134 square miles (346 km²), while Japan has 140,752 square miles (364,546 km²). Japan's land area is 1,053.6 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Total area: US Virgin Islands: 737 square miles (1,910 km²) vs Japan: 145,937 square miles (377,975 km²), including inland and coastal water. Japan's total area is 197.9 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Length: US Virgin Islands is 47 miles (76 km) long from north to south; Japan is 1,557 miles (2,505 km). Japan's north-south length is 33.1 times longer than US Virgin Islands'.
Width: US Virgin Islands spans 52 miles (83 km) east to west; Japan spans 1,568 miles (2,524 km). Japan's east-west width is 30.2 times wider than US Virgin Islands'.
Highest point: US Virgin Islands's highest point is Crown Mountain at 1,555 feet (474 m); Japan's is Mount Fuji at 12,388 feet (3,776 m). Mount Fuji is 10,833 feet higher than Crown Mountain.
Lowest point: US Virgin Islands's lowest point is Caribbean Sea at 0 feet; Japan's is Hachirogata at -13 feet. Japan's lowest point is 13 feet lower.
US Virgin Islands vs Japan Population and History
Population: US Virgin Islands has a population of 87,146 (2020), while Japan has 122,680,000 (2026). Japan's population is 1,407.8 times larger than US Virgin Islands'.
Population density: US Virgin Islands: 650.3 people per square mile vs Japan: 871.6. Japan's population density is 1.3 times (34%) higher than US Virgin Islands'.
History: US Virgin Islands: A US territory since 1917, purchased from Denmark. 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 1,257 years.
Official Websites
US Virgin Islands official website · Japan official website
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.