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Comparison of the UK with Japan
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England
UK JAPAN Something in Common Island Country Island Country   The UK is a country in north-western Europe. It is bordered to the south by the English Channel;to the east by the North Sea;to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Japan is a country east of China (the Asian continent) on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. It is comprised of a chain of islands. Full Name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Japanese name: 日本, Dai (“great”) Nihon or Nippon (“origin of the Sun”) Flag   Constitutional monarchy Constitutional monarchy Total Land Area 244,110 sq km (94,251 sq mi) 377,837 sq km (145,884 sq mi). Capital City London Tokyo Highest mountain Ben Nevis 1343m Mt Fuji 3776m Longest river Severn 354km Tone 322km Largest lake Lough Neagh 396sq.km Biwa 670sq.km Annual mean temperature London 9.7C Tokyo 15.6C Annual mean rainfall London 753mm Tokyo 1405mm Population     Total population (1999) 59,054,800 (2002) 127,333,002 (2004 est.) Population density per sq.km 245 340 Population by region: Scotland 5,119,000 England 49,753,000 Wales 2,937,000 N. Ireland 1,692,000 Hokkaido 5,683,000 Honshu 102,017,000 Shikoku 4,199,000 Kyushu 14,789,000 Major cities: London 7,285,000 Birmingham 1,018,000 Leeds 725,000 Glasgow 611,000 Sheffield 529,000 Tokyo 7,920,000 Yokohama 3,376,000 Osaka 2,471,000 Nagoya 2,102,000 Sapporo 1,801,000 Land     Total land area (sq.km) 241,752 378,000 Agricultural land 76% 13% Forests 11% 67% Other land use 13% 20% Daily Life     Average area of home (sq. m) 97.6 89.6 Percentage of homes owned 68% 60% Life expectancy - men - women 75 80 77 84 Passenger cars (millions) 24 74 Consumer durables owned (% of households) - Colour TVs - Satellite/cable TV - CD players - Computers - Cars 97% 22% 68% 32% 69% 99% 39% 62% 39% 84% Household expenditure (% of disposable income) - Food and alcohol - Clothing - Rent/mortgage - Furniture - Medical care - Transport - Education & leisure 27% 6% 14% 5% 1% 10% 13% 18% 4% 10% 3% 3% 10% 12% Household savings 3% 13%
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