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> I like Japan --I think for a mid-sized country they have done well for themselves Japan is the third or fourth largest economy and the 11th most populous cou

> I like Japan --I think for a mid-sized country they have done well for themselves Japan is the third or fourth largest economy and the 11th most populous country in the world. Nothing middle about it.

badosu 9y ago
Unless you think about some metric of relevant countries in the global arena, like the G8, then it makes sense.
b0rsuk 9y ago
To put it in context, Russian Federation has only 15% larger population. Japan's population is 39% of US. Japan is pretty big, even if only 61th by area.