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| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 454,000 km2
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Agriculture : cotton, linseed oil,
maize, melons, millet, wheat, wild medicinal herbs
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Provincial government office address :
1 Central Square, Lanzhou
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| Capital and Largest City : Lanzhou
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Animal products : leather, sausage
casings
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Telephone : (86)(931)846-5941
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| English meaning of name : Pleasant
and respectful
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
US$39 million
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Website (Chinese) :www.gansu.gov.cn
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 91%,
Hui 5%, Dongxiang 2%, Tibetan 2%
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GDP (2002) : 116.1 billion yuan
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Website (English) : www.gansu.gov.cn
/en/default.asp
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| Organization : 14 prefectures; 86
counties; 1659 townships
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GDP per capita : 4479 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 25,930,000
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Industry : building materials,
electricity generation, non-ferrous metals, oil exploration machinery,
petrochemicals, textiles
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Airports : Lanzhou Zhongchuan-Lanzhou
West Airport (ZGC), Lanzhou Airport (LHW), Dunhuang Airport (DNH), Jiuquan
Airport (CHW), Qingyang Airport (IQN)
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| Population density : 57.1/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: www.china.org.cn/english
/features/55664.htm
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Highways/railroads : 35,000 km of
highways including 6 expressways; Lanzhou is a major rail hub connecting 4
national and regional lines, and is a way station on the "Asia-Europe
Continental Bridge"
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| Weather : hot, dry summers; long,
cold winters with high winds and dust
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Mineral resources : antimony,
chromium, coal, cobalt, copper, fluorite, gypsum, iridium, iron, lead,
limestone, mercury, mirabilite, nickel, petroleum, platinum, troilite,
tungsten, zinc
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Major seaports : none (Gansu is
landlocked)
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