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導入促進基本計画 (Basic Plan for Industry Promotion)

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The Danish West Indies was a Danish colony in the Caribbean, west of Puerto Rico, that consisted of what is now the U.S. Virgin Islands. It included Saint Thomas, Saint John (St. Jan), Saint Croix, Water Island, and other minor islands. In 1917, the United States purchased the islands from Denmark, except for Water Island (acquired separately in 1944). The Danish West Indies are also called the Danish Antilles or the Danish Virgin Islands.

English is an official language in 32 states and all 5 territories. Other languages with an official status are:

Hawaiian – Hawaii

Spanish – Puerto Rico, New Mexico (special status)

French – Maine, Louisiana (both de facto)

Samoan – American Samoa

Chamorro – Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

Carolinian – Northern Mariana Islands

Native American languages – Alaska (Yup'ik, 19 others), South Dakota (Lakota, others), Native-controlled lands (Algonquian, Cherokee, many others)

Nati20 Indigenous languages are official in Alaska. Algonquian, Cherokee, and Sioux are among many other official languages in Native-controlled lands throughout the country. French is a de facto, but unofficial, language in Maine and Louisiana, while New Mexico law grants Spanish a special status. In five territories, English as well as one or more indigenous languages are official: Spanish in Puerto Rico, Samoan in American Samoa, and Chamorro in both Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Carolinian is also an official language in the Northern Mariana Islands.

The Japanese prefecture of Kagawa is organized into eight cities and nine towns. The largest by far is the prefectural capital of Takamatsu (pop. 417,814), while the smallest is the island town of Naoshima (pop. 3,026). Towns belong to one of five districts.

Over time, many small municipalities have been dissolved and merged to create larger towns and cities. During nationwide mergers between 1999 and 2016, the number of municipalities decreased from 43 to 17.

Cities and towns by population and area
The modern town borders cover the entire western half of Shodoshima. The island of Teshima, also part of Tonosho, lies to the west.

History and geography
Tonoshō was designated a town in the late 19th century. In the 1950s, five surrounding villages on western Shōdoshima and the island/village of Teshima were consolidated into the town of Tonosho.

In addition to Shōdoshima, three adjacent islands belonging to Tonoshō are inhabited: Teshima, Odeshima, and Okinoshima.


 * Teshima – the largest and most populous of the three. Lies west of Tonosho and has regular ferry service to nearby ports. It is known for its art installations and museums, and was also an illegal dumping site for industrial waste in the 1980s, beginning clean-up in 2003.
 * Odeshima – population 10, lies about halfway between Teshima and Tonosho.
 * Okinoshima – population 60, lies just off the northwest coast of Shodoshima. Most inhabitants are involved in fishing.

The island of Maejima is technically distinct from Shodoshima by virtue of the extremely narrow Dofuchi Strait, which cuts north-south through Shodoshima near the Tonosho town center. The Dofuchi Strait, only about 10 meters wide, is the narrowest strait in the world.



Notable locations

 * Angel Road, a 500-meter-long sandbar that appears during low tide, connecting Shodoshima with a series of small islets
 * Chōshi Gorge
 * Dofuchi Strait, the narrowest strait in the world
 * Teshima, a large island to the west

The article coup de grâce is, essentially, an extended dictionary entry on a term and examples of usage.

Think about it—links to the article are exclusively from "coup de grace", never from synonyms like "death blow" or "killing blow." This indicates that the article was created to define a French term, not to describe an encyclopedic phenomenon.

I think this article should be deleted, and any links changed to refer to the Wiktionary entry.