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Originally Posted by Jigong
I search through historical records, including those of 'The Leagues of Nations' and the 'United Nations', I couldn't find any nation with the name of Tibet! Sorry Ray, There was not such nation called 'Tibet' in the las 200 years or so, as far as world recognition is concerned. So what do you mean by 'annexation of a country'? Which 'country'?
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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
RELATIONSHIP WITH
THE P.R.C. Colonial
LEGAL STATUS Occupied