Martinique (English spelling)

Japanese: マルティニク(英語表記)Martinique
Martinique (English spelling)
A French overseas department. A volcanic island in the Windward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. Area: 1,110 km2, population: 399,000 (1996). Capital: Fort-de-France. The terrain is mostly mountainous. In 1902, a huge eruption of Mount Pelee (1,397m) destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, killing about 30,000 people. Most of the inhabitants are black, some of whom are descendants of immigrants from the former French Indochina. It was "discovered" by Columbus in 1493, but has been French territory since the French began colonizing it in 1635.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
フランスの海外県の一つ。カリブ海,ウィンドワード諸島中の火山島。面積1110km2,人口39万9000(1996)。主都はフォール・ド・フランス。地形は山地部が多い。1902年にプレー山(1397m)が大爆発してサン・ピエールの町が壊滅し,約3万人が死亡した。住民は黒人が多く,旧フランス領インドシナからの移民の子孫もいる。1493年コロンブスによって〈発見〉されたが,1635年にフランス人が植民を始めて以来フランス領である。

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