Arizona [State] - Arizona

Japanese: アリゾナ[州] - アリゾナ

A state in the southwestern United States. Abbreviated as Arizona or AZ. It has many mountains and plateaus, a dry climate, and some parts are desert. Irrigated agriculture is popular, and cotton is the main crop. Cattle and sheep are also grazed. In addition to copper, silver and gold are produced. The Colorado River flows through the northwest, and tourism is thriving with the Grand Canyon National Park and Hoover Dam. The state capital, Phoenix, has a thriving high-tech industry. It has long been an Indian settlement, with many reservations and an Indian population of about 150,000. As it borders Mexico, there are also many Mexican residents. Most of the state was ceded by Mexico after the Mexican-American War (1848). It joined the Union in 1912. Area: 294,207 ^km2 . Population: 6,731,484 (2014).

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Japanese:

米国南西部の州。略称Ariz.，AZ。山地，高原が多く，気候は乾燥し，一部は砂漠となる。灌漑(かんがい)による農業が盛んで，綿花が主産物。牛，羊の放牧も行われる。銅のほか，銀，金を産する。北西部にコロラド川が流れ，グランド・キャニオン国立公園，フーバー・ダムがあり観光事業も盛ん。州都フェニックスはハイテク産業が盛ん。古くからインディアンの居住地で保留地も多く，インディアン人口は約15万人。メキシコに隣接するためメキシコ系住民も多い。州の大半は米墨戦争後のメキシコからの割譲地（1848年）。1912年連邦加入。29万4207km²。673万1484人（2014）。

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