Western Australia

Japanese: ウェスタン･オーストラリア[州]（英語表記）Western Australia

A state in Western Australia. It has an area of 2,525,500 km2 and a population of 1,760,000 (1996). Its capital is Perth. Most of the state is desert or semi-arid, with 88% of the land receiving less than 500 mm of rain per year. Wheat cultivation and other agricultural industries are well developed, but the only area with a population density of more than 1 person per km2 is the southwest (5% of the state's area), where about 90% of the population is concentrated, and 72% of the population is in the state capital alone. Compared to other states, it is the state most specialized in mining, accounting for about a quarter of the nation's employment and production. It is particularly important as a producer of iron ore (more than 90% of national production), nickel (100%), bauxite, and salt.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

オーストラリア西部の州。面積252万5500km2，人口176万(1996)。州都はパース。州の大半は砂漠あるいは半乾燥地帯で，年降水量500mm未満の土地が88％を占める。小麦栽培など農業が発達するが，人口密度1人/km2以上の地域は南西部(州面積の5％)に限られ，ここに人口の約90％が集中，州都だけで72％を占める。他州に比べ最も鉱業に特化した州で，雇用･生産ともに全国の約1/4を占める。とくに鉄鉱石(全国生産量の90％以上)，ニッケル(同100％)，ボーキサイト，塩の産出州として重要。

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