Kentucky [State] - Kentucky

Japanese: ケンタッキー[州] - ケンタッキー

A state in the south-central United States. It is mostly made up of hills on the western foot of the Appalachian Mountains, and the Ohio River forms the northern border. It is mainly an agricultural state, with tobacco, corn, soybeans, wheat, and fruit cultivation thriving. It also raises cattle and pigs, and is known for raising thoroughbred racehorses. The Kentucky Derby, which has been held in Louisville since 1875, is world famous. It also produces a lot of bituminous coal, oil, and natural gas. Food processing and machinery manufacturing are also carried out. Bourbon whiskey and tobacco are traditional industries. The southern part is part of the TVA, and has the man-made Kentucky Lake. Mammoth Cave National Park is a tourist destination. It was first settled in 1765. It became a territory of the United States under the Treaty of Paris in 1783. It was part of Virginia, but joined the Union in 1792. The state capital is Frankfort. The largest city is Louisville. The state song is My Old Kentucky Home by SC Foster. ^102,269km2 . 4,413,457 people (2014).

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Japanese:

米国中南部の州。略称KY。アパラチア山脈西麓の丘陵地帯が大部分で，オハイオ川が北側の境界をなす。農業が主で，タバコ，トウモロコシ，大豆，小麦，果物の栽培が盛ん。牛，豚の畜産もあり，サラブレッド競走馬の飼育で知られる。1875年以来ルイビルで開催されてきたケンタッキー・ダービーは世界的に有名。歴青炭，石油，天然ガスの産出も多い。食品加工，機械工業も行われる。バーボン・ウィスキー，タバコ業は伝統的産業。南部はTVAの一環をなし，人造のケンタッキー湖がある。マンモス・ケーブ国立公園は観光地。1765年最初の植民。1783年パリ条約により合衆国領に。バージニアの一部であったが，1792年連邦加入。州都フランクフォート。最大都市はルイビル。S.C.フォスターの《マイ・オールド・ケンタッキー・ホーム》が州歌となっている。10万2269km²。441万3457人（2014）。

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