Arunachal Pradesh [State] (English spelling)

Japanese: アルナーチャル･プラデーシュ[州]（英語表記）Arunachal Pradesh

It is located in the northeast corner of India, north of Assam state, and borders China to the north and Myanmar to the east. Its area is 84,000 km2 and its population is 865,000 (1991). Its capital is Itanagar. It was formerly part of the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), and in 1972 it was separated from Assam state and became a territory under the direct control of the central government, but in 1986 it became a state. India claims that the border with China is the McMahon Line, but China does not recognize it, which was one of the causes of the Sino-Indian border conflict in 1962. It is a narrow, long stretch of about 450 km east to west and 150 km north to south, with the Great Himalayas, Lesser Himalayas, and Vanguard Hills running east to west from the northern tip.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

インド北東端，アッサム州の北方にあり，北は中国，東はミャンマーに接する。面積8万4000km2，人口86万5000(1991)。州都はイタナガルItanagar。旧北東辺境管区(NEFA)にあたり，1972年にアッサム州より分離して中央政府直轄地となったが，1986年州となる。中国との国境はマクマホン･ラインをインド側は主張するが，中国は認めず，1962年の中印国境紛争の一因となった。東西約450km，南北150kmと狭長で，北端から順に大ヒマラヤ山脈，小ヒマラヤ山脈，前衛丘陵が東西に走る。

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