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Tibet
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Tibet

Country Profile

Local Time: UTC +8h

Capital City: Lhasa (3650m above sea level)

Other Cities: Shigatse, Gyangtse, Qamdo, Jyekundo, Dartsedo, Golmud, Lhatse, Maqin, Pelbar, Sakya, Tingri.

Geography:
Location: Asia, north of India, located on the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region.
Area--TAR: 1.2m sq km (471 700 sq miles), Bod: 2.5 million sq. km, approximately the size of Western Europe.
Terrain: 70% Grassland; from high plateau to tropical forest
Border countries: Bhutan, India, Nepal, Myanmar (Burma)

Climate: Average temperture 28 degrees Celsius (Summer) -15 degrees Celsius (in Winter), extremely dry except during rainy season (July-August)

Government:
Type: Communist party-led state (People's Republic of China)
The Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on 9 September 1965.

People:
Population: 2.62 million
Ethnic Groups: primarily ethnic Tibetans; Menba, Lhoba, Mongols, Hui and a growing number of Han Chinese.
Religions: Tibetan Buddhism, Animism
Languages: Tibetan, Chinese
Literacy: NA

Business

Currency: Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

Natural resources: Forests, wildlife, mineral resources, uranium (world's largest uranium reserve), hydro-, geothermal energy.

Agriculture products: Livestock and livestock products.

Industries: Mining, wool spinning, carpets, forestry, food processing, printing, building materials and machinery, tourism.

Internet Links

Official Sites of Tibet

Chinese Government Online Project

Diplomatic Missions
China's Missions Overseas

Tibetan Government in Exile
Tibetan Government

TibetNet

Maps of Tibet
General map of Tibet

Historical Map of Tibet (1897)

Relief map of Tibet

The Tibet Map Institute