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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 16,808 km2
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Agriculture : Beijing white pears,
cotton, grapes, maize, millet, mushrooms, peanuts, pears, persimmons, potatoes,
rice, roses, sesame, soybeans, tobacco, wheat, wild jujubes
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Regional government office address :
2 Zhengyi Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100-001
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| Largest City : Beijing
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Animal products : silk cocoons
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Telephone : (86)(10)6519-2233
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| English meaning of name : Northern
Capital
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
US$2.15 billion
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Website (Chinese) :
www.beijing.gov.cn/
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 96%,
Manchu 2%, Hui 2%, Mongol 0.3%
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GDP (2002) : 321.3 billion yuan
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Website (English) :
www.ebeijing.gov.cn/
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| Organization : 18 counties; 318
townships
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GDP per capita : 22,577 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 14,230,000
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Industry : automobiles, chemicals,
construction, electronics, financial services, machinery, pharmaceuticals,
textiles, tourism
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Airports : Beijing Capital
International Airport (PEK), Nanyuan Airport (NAY)
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| Population density : 847/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://www.china.org.cn/english
/features/60792.htm
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Highways/railroads : 20,000 km of
highways including 813 km of expressways with four completed ring roads; eight
major rail lines radiate from Beijing in all directions, including
international services to Russia and North Korea
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| Weather : hot, wet summers; cold, dry
winters
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Mineral resources : asbestos, coal,
granite, iron, limestone, marble
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Major ports : none (the municipality
is landlocked); Tianjin is the closest major seaport
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