What is Japan approximately the size of?

Question:

Answer:

Many people might say CALIFORNIA because both are vertically shaped, and California is what most people (even if they are not from the US know).

However, in actuality, Japan is more approximate to the size of the US State of MONTANA.
If you turn the State of Montana vertically, Japan will be approximately that size.

(Montana is the 4th largest US state in terms of size)
Japan approximately the size of the state of Montana which is bigger than Germany, Malaysia, New Zealand and the U.K., and is 1.7 times the size of North and South Korea combined and 10 times the size of Taiwan.


Facts about each area:

MONTANA:
381,156 km2
147,042 sq mi

JAPAN:
377,944 km2
145,925 sq mi

CALIFORNIA:
423,970 km2
163,696 sq mi