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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 177,900 km2
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Agriculture : bananas, longans,
lychees, oranges, pineapples, rice, sisal hemp, vegetables
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Provincial government office address :
305 Dongfeng Rd M, Guangzhou, Guangdong Sheng
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| Capital and Largest City : Guangzhou
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Animal products : abalone, fish,
oyster, pearl, seahorses
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Telephone : (86)(8)313-8114
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| English meaning of name : Eastern
Expanse
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
US$19 billion
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Website (Chinese) : www.gd.gov.cn
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 99%,
Zhuang 0.7%, Yao 0.2%
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GDP (2003) : 1345 billion yuan
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Website (English) :
www.gd.gov.cn/index_e.asp
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| Organization : 21 prefectures; 121
counties; 1710 townships
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GDP per capita (2002) : 14,976 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2005) : 110,000,000
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Industry : electric power generation,
electronics, food processing, garments, household appliances, metallurgy,
plastics, textiles
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Airports : Guangzhou Baiyun
International Airport (CAN), Shenzhen Baoan International Airport (SZX), Zhuhai
Airport (ZUH), Shantou Airport (SWA), Shaoguan Airport (HSC), Zhanjiang Airport
(ZHA)
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| Population density : 618/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: unavailable
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Highways/railroads : 1689 km of
highways including 562 km of expressways; 4 major rail lines run through the
province, including the Shenzhen-Guangzhou line connecting Guangzhou with Hong
Kong
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| Weather : hot, wet summers; warm, dry
winters
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Mineral resources : coal, iron,
germanium, kaolin clay, peat, pyrite, quartz, tellurium
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Major seaports : Guangzhou, Huangpu,
and Shihang (serving Guangzhou); Yantian, Shekou, and Chiwan (serving
Shenzhen), Gaolan and Jiuzhou (serving Zhuhai)
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| Special note: Guangdong contains three Special
Economic Zones (SEZs): Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou.
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