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| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 211,800 km2
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Agriculture : day lilies, lotus
seeds, oranges, pepper, ramie, rice, wheat
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Provincial government office address :
Wuyi Zhong Road, Changsha 410-000
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| Capital and Largest City : Changsha
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Animal products : beef, dairy
products, geese, live pigs, pork, silk cocoons
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Telephone : (86)(731)221-7781
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| English meaning of name : South of
the Lake (i.e. Dongting Lake)
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Foreign direct investment (2002) :
US$1.03 billion
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Website (Chinese) : www.rednet.com.cn
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 90%,
Tujia 4%, Miao 3%, Dong 1%, Yao 1%
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GDP (2002) : 434.1 billion yuan
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Website (English) :
english.rednet.com.cn/
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| Organization : 14 prefectures; 122
counties; 2587 townships
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GDP per capita : 6548 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 66,290,000
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Industry : automobiles, building
materials, cement, ceramics, chemicals, electronics, energy, food, garments,
machinery, metallurgy, motorcycles
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Airports : Changsha Huanghua
International Airport (CSX), Hengyang Airport (HNY)
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| Population density : 313/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://english.rednet.com.cn
/show.asp?id=5669
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Highways/railroads : four national
highways and three provincial highways traverse the province; about 2300 km of
rail lines with many local spurs connect all major cities to the national rail
network
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| Weather : warm to hot and wet
summers; cool winters
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Mineral resources : barite, bismuth,
coal, dolomite, feldspar, jade-like stone, lead, limestone, meerschaum,
monazite, phosphorite, pyrite, silica, stibium, tungsten, zinc
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Major seaports : none; however, the
Yangtze is accessible via Chenglingji river port
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