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Area
: 1.2 million sq.km
Capital : Lhasa
Temperatures : 23C/73F in summer -15C/5F in winter
Population : 2.2 million
With an average elevation of over 4,000 m, Tibet is considered
to be the highest region in the world and is often called
the "Roof of the World." This comes as no
surprise, especially since southern Tibet is located in the
Himalayas, which contains many of the world's highest summits.
In addition to its incredible heights, Tibet is also one of
the most isolated areas on earth, with most of the people
living in elevations ranging from 1200 m to 5100 m. One of
the most famous peaks found in Tibet is Mount Everest (8848
m), the highest mountain in the world. Tibet with it's mountains
is the source and dividing line of the Asian continent's major
rivers, with the Brahmaputra being the most important. Many
of the rivers in Tibet can be used for hydroelectricity, but
this potential hasn't been developed as of yet.
Tibet lies at the centre of Asia, with an area of 2.5 million
square kilometers. The earth's highest mountains, a vast arid
plateau and great river valleys make up the physical homeland
of 6 million Tibetans. It has an average altitude of 13,000
feet above sea level.
Tibet is comprised of the three provinces of Amdo (now split
by China into the provinces of Qinghai, Gansu & Sichuan),
Kham (largely incorporated into the Chinese provinces of Sichuan,
Yunnan and Qinghai), and U-Tsang (which, together with western
Kham, is today referred to by China as the Tibet Autonomous
Region).
The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) comprises less than half
of historic Tibet and was created by China in 1965 for administrative
reasons. It is important to note that when Chinese officials
and publications use the term "Tibet" they mean
only the TAR.
Tibetans use the term Tibet to mean the three provinces described
above, i.e., the area traditionally known as Tibet before
the 1949-50 invasion.
Despite over 40 years of Chinese occupation of Tibet, the
Tibetan people refuse to be conquered and subjugated by China.
The present Chinese policy, a combination of demographic and
economic manipulation, and discrimination, aims to suppress
the Tibetan issue by changing the very character and the identity
of Tibet and its people.
Today Tibetans are outnumbered by Han Chinese population in
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SIZE:
2.5 million sq. km.
CAPITAL: Lhasa
POPULATION: 6 million Tibetans and an estimated
7.5 million Chinese, most of whom are in Kham and Amdo.
LANGUAGE: Tibetan (of the Tibeto-Burmese
language family). The official language is Chinese.
STAPLE FOOD: Tsampa (roasted barley flour)
NATIONAL DRINK: Salted butter tea
TYPICAL ANIMALS: Wild yak, Bharal (blue)
sheep, Musk deer, Tibetan antelope, Tibetan gazelle, Kyang
(wild ass), Pica
TYPICAL BIRDS: Black necked crane, Lammergeier,
Great crested grebe, Bar-headed goose, Ruddy shel duck, Ibis-bill
MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS: Rampant deforestation
in Eastern Tibet, poaching of large mammals
AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 14,000 ft.
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN: Chomo Langma (Mt. Everest)
29, 028 ft.
AVERAGE RAINFALL: Varies widely. In the west
it is 1 mm in Jan. to 25 mm in July. In the east, it is 25-50
in Jan. and 800 in July
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: July 58 f; Jan. 24 f.
MINERAL DEPOSITS: Borax, uranium, iron, chromite,
gold
MAJOR RIVERS: Mekong, Yangtse, Salween, Tsangpo,
Yellow
ECONOMY: Tibetans predominantly in agriculture
and animal husbandry. Chinese: predominantly in government,
commerce and the service sector.
PROVINCES: U-Tsang (Central Tibet), Amdo
(N.E. Tibet), Kham (S.E. Tibet)
BORDERING COUNTRIES: India, Nepal, Bhutan,
Burma, China
NATIONAL FLAG: Snow lions with red and blue
rays. Outlawed in Tibet.
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADER: The 14th
Dalai Lama. In exile in Dharamsala, India.
GOVERNMENT IN EXILE: Parliamentary
GOVERNMENT: Communist |
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