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Kyushu
Kyu·shu [ kee shoo, kyshoo ] or Kyū·shū [ kee shoo, kyshoo ] southernmost of the four major islands of Japan.
Population: 13,269,000 (1990).
Area: 36,554 sq km (14,114 sq mi.) 
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