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Hokkaido
| Location |
One of the principal islands of Japan, between N Pacific Ocean, Sea of Japan |
| Latitude and longitude |
43 00 N, 142 50 E |
| Sovereignty |
Japan |
| Political status notes |
A Prefecture of Japan |
| Population |
5,695,000 |
| Census notes |
1999 |
| Land area in square kilometers |
77,980 |
| Capital |
Sapporo |
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