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== Physical Features ==

The Netherlands are located in western Europe. The Netherlands are a coastal low land, although there are some hills present in the southeastern end of the country. The natural resources of the Netherlands are Petroleum and natural gas. The Netherlands, because of them being a lowland and their amount of rainfall, are at risk for flooding. The Netherlands are surrounded by three major rivers, the Rhine River, the Maas River, and the Schelde River. The presence of these three rivers makes this country have fertile land.

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The Netherlands has a population of approximately 16,715,999 people. The Netherlands is mostly urbanized and most people live in urban areas. The nationality of the people of the Netherlands is Dutch. The largest religion in the Netherlands is Roman Catholic followed by the Dutch Reformed. The two official languages of the Netherlands is Dutch and Frisian. This country has a very good educational system. Ninety nine percent of the population is literate and all children above fifteen are literate also.

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Japan is located in eastern Asia. It is a chain of islands between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan. Japan is mostly rugged and mountainous. Japans major natural resource is fishing and fisheries. Japan is situated in a dangerous area. It is in an area of active volcanoes, about 1,500 seismic tremors a year, tsunamis, and typhoons. Japan has a population of approximately 127,078,697 people. A little more than half of Japan's population lives in urban areas. The nationality of Japan is Japanese as well as its national language is also Japanese. The literacy and education is also very good. The literacy, the same as the Netherlands, is ninety nine percent.