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Tibet

Country Code

TIB TI

Country Calling Code

+86

Country Profile

Destination Tibet, a virtual guide to the "Land of Snows", also known as “the Roof the World”. Tibet is located on the northern side of the Himalayas, north of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar (Burma) on the barren tableland of the Tibetan Plateau, the world's highest region with an average altitude of more than 4,000 m above sea level. Since China's "Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" in 1949-50, the region is de facto an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, known as the Xizang Autonomous Region.

Capital Name

Lhasa

Languages

1.2m sq km (471 700 sq miles), Bod: 2.5 million sq. km

Country Currency

Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY)

Time Zone

Driving (Left/Right)

Population

31.8 lakhs (Dec 2014)

Country Area

1.228 million km²

Place to Visit

Potala Palace Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon Sakya Monastery Tashilunpo Monastery Sera Monastery Jokhang Temple Yangbajing Hot Springs Norbulingka Namtso Lake Lake Yamdrok Barkhor Street Lulang Forest Shoton Festival Kailash in Saga Dawa Festival

News

Tibet.cn-China's Tibet news online. International News Sources-BBC News Country Profile: Tibet With links to Tibet related news and background information. The Guardian: Tibet Tibet related news articles. Human Rights Amnesty International: China Amnesty International Reports. Human Rights Watch: China and Tibet Background Briefings. Press freedom Reporters sans frontières - China Great Firewall report, about Press freedom in the country.

Art Culture

The Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL) Himalayan arts and culture resources. Gateway to Himalayan Art Sacred himalayan art pieces and ritual objects at Rubin Museum of Art.

Economy Business

The economy of Tibet is dominated by subsistence agriculture. Due to limited arable land, livestock raising is the primary occupation mainly on the Tibetan Plateau. In recent years the economy has begun evolving into a multiple structure with agriculture and tertiary industry developing side by side. (Source: Wikipedia) Tibet: Market Profile Information about Tibet's major economic indicators. Tibet Economy: Beijing Subsidies Have Created Unhealthy Dependency Bloomberg article about Tibet's economy with Beijing subsidies.

Transport

Discover the "Land of Snows": China in Brief Chinese site on population and ethnic groups. China's Tibet Tibet information by China Internet Information Center. China's Tibet Tibet magazine - Tibet from the Chinese point of view. Tibet at a glance -Brief description of Tibet. Tibet Online USA based site provides information on the plight of Tibet. Lonely Planet -Lonely Planet's guide to Tibet.

Tourism

Tibet University Site of the Tibet University, founded in 1985 (in Chinese.)

Education

Tibet University Site of the Tibet University, founded in 1985 (in Chinese.)

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Additional Information

Climate: Average temperture 28 degrees Celsius (Summer) -15 degrees Celsius (in Winter), extremely dry except during rainy season (July-August) Type: Communist party-led state (People's Republic of China) The Tibet Autonomous Region was founded on 9 September 1965. 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.

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