Madeira [Islands] - Madeira

Japanese: マデイラ[諸島] - マデイラ

A group of Portuguese islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 700 km west of Morocco. Administratively, it is considered an autonomous region and is called Funchal Province. It consists of the main island of Madeira and its associated small islands. The area is mountainous and made of volcanic rocks, and is famous for its bananas and grape wine (Madeira), as well as for its scenic tourist destinations and health resorts. Madeira's evergreen broad-leaved forest was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1999. The inhabitants are mainly of Portuguese descent. Colonization progressed after the Portuguese arrived in 1419, and since the Age of Discovery, it has become a key location for maritime traffic connecting the Americas with Africa and Europe. Capital is Funchal. ^{745 km2} . Population 267,785 (2011).

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Japanese:

モロッコの西方約700km，大西洋上のポルトガル領の島群。行政上は自治地方とされ，フンシャルFunchal県と呼ばれる。主島マデイラのほか付属小島からなる。全体に山がちで，火山岩からなり，バナナ，ブドウ酒（マデイラ酒）を特産，風光明媚な観光地，保養地としても有名。マデイラ島の照葉樹林は1999年世界自然遺産に登録された。住民は主としてポルトガル系。1419年ポルトガル人が到達してから植民が進み，大航海時代以降アメリカ大陸とアフリカ，ヨーロッパを結ぶ海上交通の要地となった。主都フンシャル。745km²。26万7785人（2011）。

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