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| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 66,000 km2
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Agriculture : apples, beans, grapes,
maize, melons, rice, sugar beets, watermelons, wheat
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Regional government office address :
217 West Jiefang Street, Yinchuan
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| Capital and Largest City : Yinchuan
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Animal products : beef, carp, crabs,
lamb, lamb hides, mutton, river crabs, river shrimp, sheep hides
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Telephone : (86)(951)501-5889
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| English meaning of name : Peaceful
China
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
US$71.86 million
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Website (Chinese) :
www.nx.cninfo.net/
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 79%,
Hui 20%, Manchu 0.4%
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GDP (2002) : 32.9 billion yuan
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Website (English) :
www.nx.cninfo.net
/english/index.htm
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| Organization : 5 prefectures; 21
counties; 227 townships
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GDP per capita : 5757 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 5,720,000
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Industry : building materials,
chemicals, coal, electronics, energy, leather goods, machinery, metalworking,
paper, petroleum extraction, plastics, textiles, tobacco products
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Airports : Yinchuan Helanshan Airport
(INC), Yinchuan Hedong Airport*
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| Population density : 87/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://www.china.org.cn
/english/features/49961.htm
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Highways/railroads : 11,916 km of
highways (526 km expressways); rail lines serve Zhongwei, Yinchuan and Hongde
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| Weather : hot, dry summers; long,
cold, dry winters with high winds and dust
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Mineral resources : barite, coal,
copper, firestone, gypsum, Helan stone (a special type of clay stone), iron,
natural gas, petroleum, phosphorus, pottery clay, quartz sandstone
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Major ports : no seaports (Ningxia is
landlocked); the Yellow River runs through this region but is normally too
shallow for navigation
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| *: a 3-letter IATA code identifier for Hedong Airport
is not available since the airport is newly built.
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