Samar [island] - Samar

Japanese: サマール[島] - サマール

Located in the central Philippines, at the eastern end of the Visayan Islands, it is the third largest island in the country. Its southwestern tip is connected to Leyte Island by a bridge across a narrow strait. Most of the island is mountainous. It is in the path of typhoons and suffers great damage every year. In addition to rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and coconuts, it also produces limestone and phosphate rock. The interior is undeveloped. The capital is Catbalogan. Including the islands, it has an area of 13,428 ^km2 . Population: 1.2 million (1980).
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Japanese:

フィリピン中央部，ビサヤ諸島の東端に位置する同国第３の島。南西端は狭い海峡を隔てて橋でレイテ島につながる。大部分が山地。台風の進路に当たり毎年被害が大きい。米，トウモロコシ，サツマイモ，ココヤシのほか，石灰，リン鉱石も産する。奥地は未開発。主都はカトバロガン。属島も含め１万3428km²。120万人（1980）。
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