Bioko [island] - Bioko

Japanese: ビオコ[島] - ビオコ

An island in Equatorial Guinea located in the Gulf of Guinea in west-central Africa. Formerly known as Ferdinand Po Island. A volcanic island with a rugged coast. Coffee and cacao are its main products. The Portuguese arrived around 1470, it became a Spanish colony in 1778, and in 1968 it gained independence as a state of Equatorial Guinea. The inhabitants are the indigenous Buhi people, with some mixed races including whites. Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, is located here. Area: 2017 ^km2 . Population: 87,700 (1994).
Related article: Gulf of Guinea

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Japanese:

アフリカ中西部，ギニア湾岸に位置する赤道ギニア領の島。旧名フェルナンド・ポー島。火山島で海岸は険しい。コーヒー，カカオが主産物。1470年ころポルトガル人が来航，1778年スペイン領，1968年赤道ギニアの一州として独立。住民は原住のブヒ人，他に白人との混血など。赤道ギニアの首都マラボがある。2017km²。８万7700人（1994）。
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