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Japan is an island nation with no major railroads attach to other countries, therefore they rely on merchant shipping. Also Japan has limited Natural Resources and relies on imports from other countries, which requires a large merchant fleet.
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Who has the largest merchant fleet in the world?
Greece has the largest merchant fleet in the world. Here are the facts:RankCountryNo.DwtNo.DwtNo.DwtNo.DwtNo.Dwt1Greece78061,9951,32974,9671505,0896506,6872,909148,7382Japan76837,13785551,7262157,2218377,8012,675103,8863Norway47933,36117911,078185344736,4301,14951,4034United States41733,2711146,010832,8503764,72299046,8535China3167,50159524,8682184,7189497,8282,07844,9156Germany1967,3881576,71083022,5758876,2072,07042,8807Hong Kong13716,04222516,612361,2871171,73251535,6738Korea (South)2238,24218013,157962,2902611,54176025,2309Taiwan423,23217411,4131916,72010985051622,21510United Kingdom1597,648776,8191245,2952462,14560621,90711Singapore30911,6621194,9811423,0441281,11369820,80012Denmark1497,122221,4141306,5252261,24352716,30413Russia3867,5641161,873327461,1094,3911,64314,57414Saudi Arabia7711,02412168163049511,39815Italy2274,883543,585122981512,19344410,95916India1136,3401004,0763875025426610,75717Turkey931,3181405,349353842721,7315408,78218Iran355,459442,0087179386821248,32919Switzerland361,313321,429893,403748882317,03320Malaysia942,809582,54136784885312766,664All Other Countries2,28666,0991,22651,00953813,2725,52332,9229,573163,302Total7,322341,4095,797301,6282,98687,36912,58092,19528,685822,601
What Scandinavian country has one of the largest merchant fleet in the world?
Norway
What country had the largest fleet in 1600?
The Dutch Merchant fleet was the biggest in the world from 1600 till 1750. After that the English became the leading country.
Which mountainous country in Europe includes more than 2000 scattered islands and has the Largest merchant fleet in the world?
Greece
Who has the largest truck fleet?
Coke has the largest fleet in the "world" walmart is large, but not even the largest in the US walmart of course
How was the submarine used in world war 2?
Germany used their subs for "Guerre de Course"-Merchant Ship destruction (Commerce Raiding). Japan used their subs for "Guerre de Escadre"-Fleet Warfare US-the USN sub force was powerful enough to use both types of "Guerre"s-Fleet and Merchant warfare.
Who has the 2nd largest aircraft fleet in the world?
BRAZIL
Was the earthquake the 5 largest in japan or the world?
5 largest in japan
How develop is Japan?
Japan is very developed as it has the third largest economy in the world.
What Scandinavian country has the one of the largest merchant fleets in the world?
Norway
What Scandinavian country has one of the largest merchant fleets in the world?
Norway
Largest population city in the world 2014?
In 2014, the largest population city in the world was Tokyo, Japan. It had an estimated population of over 37 million people.
