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Geographic
Information |
Area:
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1,221,700
km² |
Capital:
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Lhasa |
Borders:
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India,
Nepal (1236 km), Bhutan (470
km), Myanmar |
Highest
point: |
Zhumulamafeng
(Quolomunga, Mt. Everest), 8848
m |
Time:
|
GMT
plus eight hours |
Measures:
|
Metric
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Electricity:
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220 V, 50 Hz |
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It
must be said that the region
of the ethnic Tibetans consists
not only as what is known Tibetan
Autonomous Region, but an area
covering a little more than
2 million km2 with a population
of roughly 5 million Tibetans
(excluding Chinese) as per Chinese
government census. These regions
are designated as Tibetan Autonomous
Prefectures in four other Chinese
provinces. The region as a whole
is called Cholkha-sum by the
Tibetans. |
People |
Population:
|
1.9
million |
People:
|
Tibetan,
since the occupation an increasing
number of Han Chinese |
Language:
|
Tibetan,
Chinese, some English |
Climate |
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Temperature |
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|
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
C |
-2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
| F |
29 |
34 |
41 |
47 |
54 |
61 |
|
| Month |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| C |
16 |
16 |
14 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
| F |
62 |
60 |
58 |
48 |
39 |
32 |
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Rain |
|
|
| Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
mm |
0 |
13 |
8 |
5 |
25 |
64 |
| in |
0 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
|
| Month |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| mm |
122 |
89 |
66 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
| in |
4.8 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
5 |
0.1 |
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Sights
of Interest |
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