New Mexico [State] - New Mexico

Japanese: ニューメキシコ[州] - ニューメキシコ

A state in the southwestern United States. Abbreviated as N.Mex. or NM. The western part is mountainous, including the Rocky Mountains and the Colorado Plateau, while the eastern part is part of the Great Plains that continues to Texas. Most of the state has a dry climate, with deserts and steppes. The Rio Grande flows south through the center. Irrigation and dry farming produce alfalfa, corn, wheat, cotton, etc., but sheep and cattle grazing is the main industry. In addition to uranium, which is the number one in the United States, and potassium salts, it also produces a lot of minerals such as oil, natural gas, copper, and zinc. It is also known as a center of rocket and nuclear energy development research, and on July 16, 1945, during World War II, the world's first atomic bomb test was conducted in the desert near Alamogordo in the southern part of the state. It has been inhabited by Indians since ancient times. Even today, there are reservations such as Pueblo and Navajo, and the Indian population is large. About 30% of the population is of Mexican descent and speaks Spanish. It was colonized by the Spanish in 1598, and became a Mexican territory in 1821. It became a U.S. territory in 1848 as a result of the Mexican-American War. Joined the Union in 1912. State capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque. ^{Area: 314,161 km2} . Population: 2,085,572 (2014).
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Japanese:

米国南西部の州。略称N.Mex.，NM。西部はロッキー山脈，コロラド高原などの山地，東部はテキサスに続くグレート・プレーンズの一部からなる。大部分は砂漠ないしステップの乾燥気候。中央部をリオ・グランデ川が南流。灌漑(かんがい)，乾燥農法によりアルファルファ，トウモロコシ，小麦，綿花などを産するが，羊，牛の放牧が産業の中心。全米１位のウラン，カリ塩のほか，石油，天然ガス，銅，亜鉛などの鉱産が多い。ロケットと原子力エネルギー開発研究の中心としても知られ，第２次大戦中の1945年７月16日に世界初の原爆実験が州南部アラモゴード近くの砂漠で行われた。古くからインディアンの居住地。現在でもプエブロ，ナバホなどの保留地がありインディアン人口が多い。また人口の約30％はスペイン語を話すメキシコ系。1598年スペイン人が植民，1821年メキシコ領。米墨戦争の結果1848年米領。1912年連邦加入。州都サンタ・フェ。最大都市アルバカーキ。31万4161km²。208万5572人（2014）。
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