...Rice and fruits replaced sugar cane, accounting for half of agricultural exports. In the 1950s, Suriname became one of the world's leading bauxite producers, and the American-owned Suriname Aluminum Company (Suralco) carried out large-scale open-cut mines near the Kotika and Para rivers, ranking sixth in the world in terms of mining volume (1988). However, in 1991 the export price of bauxite fell by 25% and growth has stagnated. The country shares an industrial structure with neighboring Guyana, but diversification is underway, with forestry and coastal fishing taking advantage of the country's waterways. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Suralco" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…米や果物類がサトウキビにとって代わり,輸出農産物の半分を占めるにいたった。 また1950年代に入るとスリナムは世界有数のボーキサイト産地となり,アメリカ資本のスリナム・アルミニウム会社(Suralco)がコッティカおよびパラ川付近に大規模な露天掘りを行い,採掘量は世界第6位(1988)を占めたが,91年にはボーキサイトの輸出価格が25%も下落し,伸び悩んでいる。産業構造は隣国ガイアナと共通するが,水路を利用した林業や沿岸漁業などの多角化が進んでいる。… ※「Suralco」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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