Efate Island (English spelling)

Japanese: エファテ[島]（英語表記）Efate Island

An island in the southwest Pacific Ocean, in the center of the New Hebrides archipelago. Area 915 km2, population 31,000 (1989). It is the capital of the Republic of Vanuatu, Vila (population 26,000, 1993), and is the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The majority of the inhabitants are Melanesian, who are also engaged in agriculture, but there are also many immigrants of Chinese and Vietnamese origin, in addition to those of British and French descent from the former colonial powers, and they are mainly engaged in plantation management and commerce. The main product is copra, but tourism has become important in recent years. [Ishii Masao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

南西太平洋，ニューヘブリデス諸島中部の島。面積915km2，人口3万1000(1989)。バヌアツ共和国の首都ビラ(人口2万6000,1993)があり，同国の政治･経済･文化の中心。住民の大半を占めるメラネシア人は農業にも従事するが，旧植民地宗主国のイギリス，フランス系に加え，中国，ベトナム系移民も多く，おもにプランテーション経営と商業に従事する。主産物はコプラだが，近年は観光が重要になっている。【石井真夫】

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