Japan is one of the most populous countries in Asia and the world, with about 125 million inhabitants. It spans an archipelago of 14,125 islands along the Pacific coast of Asia, with the four main islands being Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. Although Japan is a relatively small county by land area, it has the sixth-longest coastline in the world at 18,486 miles (29,751 km).
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