Washington [State] - Washington

Japanese: ワシントン[州] - ワシントン

A state on the Pacific coast in the northwestern tip of the United States. Abbreviated as Wash. or WA. The Coast Ranges run near the western coast, and the Cascade Mountains run north and south to the east. Puget Sound is located in the northern part of the rift valley between the two mountain ranges. The Columbia Plateau spreads out to the east of the Cascade Mountains, and continues further east to the Rocky Mountains. Irrigation of the Columbia Plateau has been promoted by the Grand Coulee Dam, and a variety of agricultural products such as wheat, apples (one of the best in the United States), hops, potatoes, and asparagus are produced. There is also a large amount of livestock farming, including dairy cows, beef cattle, and sheep, and forestry is also thriving. Food processing, lumber, paper, chemicals, and aircraft and space-related industries have grown significantly. Formerly part of Oregon, it joined the Union in 1889. State capital: Olympia. Largest city: Seattle. 172,119 ^km2 . 7,061,530 people (2014).

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Japanese:

米国北西端，太平洋岸の州。略称Wash.，WA。西部海岸近くをコースト・レーンジズ，その東をカスケード山脈が南北に走り，この両山脈間の地溝帯北部にピュージェット湾がある。カスケード山脈の東にはコロンビア高原が広がり，さらに東へはロッキー山脈に続く。グランド・クーリー・ダムによりコロンビア高原の灌漑(かんがい)が進み，小麦，リンゴ（全米屈指），ホップ，ジャガイモ，アスパラガスなど多彩な農産がある。乳牛，肉牛，羊などの畜産も多く，林業も盛ん。食品加工，製材，製紙，化学などのほか航空機，宇宙関連工業の伸長が著しい。オレゴンの一部だったが，1889年連邦加入。州都オリンピア。最大都市シアトル。17万2119km²。706万1530人（2014）。

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