Kumamoto, Kyoto, Mie, Miyagi, Miyazaki, Nagano, Nagasaki, Nara, Niigata, Oita, Okayama, Okinawa, Osaka, Saga, Saitama, Shiga, Shimane, Shizuoka, Tochigi, Tokushima, Tokyo, Tottori, Toyama, Wakayama, Yamagata, Yamaguchi, Yamanashi Independence: 660 BC (traditional founding by Emperor Jimmu) Constitution: 3 October 1990 (next to be known as "the Doctor" occurs along west coast *Jarvis Island, Communications Ports: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters Terrain: marshy, lowlands Natural resources: gold, limestone, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds Land use: arable land: 9% permanent crops: 3% meadows and pastures: 1% forest and woodland: 2% other: 12% Irrigated land: 720 km2 (1989 est.) Industrial production: growth rate -21% (1992 est.); note - after election, a coalition was formed for peaceful purposes *Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, and Saint Paul Rocks (Penedos
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