什麼是新罕布夏

美國東北部一州。美國新英格蘭地區一州，面積約24,033平方公里。首府為康科特。西部以康乃狄克河與佛蒙特州為界。中部為懷特山脈，包括高聳的華盛頓山。1623年首批英國人在樸次茅斯附近定居時，當地的原住民主要是阿爾岡昆印第安人部落（參閲Algonquian languages）。1641年後這裏一度屬麻薩諸塞殖民政府管理，自1679年起成為一塊單獨的皇家殖民地。1776年它是第一個向英國宣佈獨立的殖民地。美國成立後，當地的發展加快。農業繁盛，製造業在沿河地區發展起來。樸次茅斯成為一個主要的造船基地。目前該州的經濟以製造業與旅遊為主，儘管乳品業和花崗巖建材行業也很重要。由於該州最早在國內舉行總統預選，對許多總統候選人來説它提供了第一個預測勝出機率的場地。達特茅斯學院和新罕布夏大學是聞名全國的兩所大學。人口約1,173,000（1997）。

New Hampshire

State (pop., 1997 est.: 1,173,000), northeastern U.S. One of the New England states, it covers 9,279 sq mi (24,033 sq km); its capital is Concord. The Connecticut River forms its western boundary with Vermont. The White Mountains in its central part, contain Mount Washington. The region was inhabited by Algonquian Indian tribes (see Algonquian languages) when the first English people settled near Portsmouth in 1623. The area came under the jurisdiction of Massachusetts in 1641 and became a separate crown colony in 1679. It was the first colony to declare its independence from Britain in 1776. Following the nation's establishment, the state grew rapidly. Agriculture flourished and manufacturing developed along the rivers. Portsmouth became a major shipbuilding center. The economy is now based primarily on manufacturing and tourism, although dairy farming and granite quarrying are also important. Because it holds the nation's earliest presidential primary, it has furnished the first testing ground for many candidacies. Dartmouth and the University of New Hampshire are two of the state's prominent educational institutions.