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Flag and country information -
TIBET |
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Area - 1,221,600 sq km / 471,538 sq ml |
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Capital - Lhasa |
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Population - 2,290,000 |
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Religions - traditionally Lamaist (a form of Mahayana Buddhism) |
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Physical features - barren plateau bounded in the south and south - west by the Himalayas and in the north by the Kunlun Mountains; the Bukamagna and Karakoram mountain ranges run west - east; average elevation 4,000 - 4,500 m / 13,000 - 15,000 ft |
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Government - Tibet is now an autonomous region of China and ruled by the Communist Party of China; a government - in - exile headed by the Dalai Lama is operating from Himachel Pradesh, India |
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Industries - wool, borax, salt, horn, musk, herbs, furs, gold, mercury, chemicals, textiles - has the largest uranium reserves in the world |
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