Which one of the following countries has its own Satellite Navigation System?
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Answer: D. Japan has its own regional satellite navigation system, the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). Other regional or global systems belong to the USA, Russia, EU, China and India (NavIC).
Watch for: Israel and Canada have strong space and tech sectors, but no navigation constellations.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because Australia uses other countries' systems with augmentation, not its own navigation system.
- B. Wrong because Canada does not have its own navigation satellite system.
- C. Wrong because Israel does not have its own navigation satellite system.
Source to check: Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, QZSS website (qzss.go.jp); ISRO website (NavIC)
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