Conakry (English spelling)

Japanese: コナクリ（英語表記）Conakry

Konakry is the capital of Guinea. It is a port city located on Tombo Island in the Atlantic Ocean near the tip of the Karume Peninsula in the southwest of the country. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge about 300 meters long. It is hot and humid. It was founded by France in 1884, and became the capital of the French Protectorate in 1891, and the capital of French Guiana in 1893, and inherited the position of capital after independence. In the 1950s, it developed rapidly due to iron ore on the Karume Peninsula and bauxite on the Ross Islands offshore. Development of both resources was halted due to resource depletion, but the development of inland bauxite increased its importance as an export port. The main exports are bauxite (alumina), coffee, pineapple, palm oil, palm kernel, and citrus fruits, and the fishing industry is also developing. It is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, and has various research and educational institutions and museums, as well as industries such as canned fruit, textiles, plastics, automobile assembly, and furniture manufacturing. It is the starting point of a 661 km railway line leading to the inland city of Kankan, and has an international airport. The population is 1,597,000 (2009).

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Japanese:

ギニアの首都。別綴 Konakry。港湾都市。同国南西部，カルーム半島先端に近い大西洋上のトンボ島に位置。本土とは約 300mの橋で結ばれる。高温多湿。 1884年フランスが建設，1891年フランス保護領の首都，1893年フランス領ギニアの首都となり，独立とともに首都の地位を継承。 1950年代にはカルーム半島の鉄鉱石と，沖合いのロス諸島のボーキサイトにより急速に発展。いずれも資源枯渇で開発は停止されたが，内陸のボーキサイトの開発により，その輸出港としての重要性が増大。主要輸出品はボーキサイト (アルミナ) ，コーヒー，パイナップル，パーム油，パーム核，柑橘類で，漁業も発展しつつある。政治，経済，文化の中心地で，果物缶詰，繊維，プラスチック，自動車組み立て，家具製造などの工業のほか，各種の研究・教育機関，博物館などがある。内陸のカンカンにいたる 661kmの鉄道の起点で，国際空港がある。人口 159万7000（2009）。

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