Basilicata (English spelling)

Japanese: バジリカータ[州]（英語表記）Basilicata

A region in southern Italy. It has an area of 9,988 km2 and a population of 610,000 (1994). It is made up of two provinces, Potenza and Matera, and its capital is Potenza. The region is mountainous overall, with the plains along the Ionian Sea coast, making up only 8% of the region's total area. The western part is part of the Apennine Mountains, and the eastern part is mainly limestone hilly, prone to erosion, and due to past over-exploitation, landslides often occur. In addition to these natural conditions, low agricultural productivity due to large land ownership and underdeveloped transportation systems once hindered the development of this region, making it a particularly underdeveloped region in the lagging south.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イタリア南部の州。面積9988km2，人口61万(1994)。ポテンツァとマテラの二つの県からなり，州都はポテンツァ。全体に山がちで，平野はイオニア海沿岸地域にあり，全州面積のわずか8％を占めるにすぎない。西部はアペニノ山脈の一部，東部はおもに石灰岩質の丘陵地域で，浸食をうけやすく，過去の乱伐も手伝って，しばしば地すべりが起こっている。こうした自然条件に加えて，かつては大土地所有制に起因する低い農業生産性，交通の未整備などがこの地方の発展を妨げ，遅れた南部のなかでもとくに後進的地域とされてきた。

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