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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 721,000 km2
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Agriculture : broad beans,
caterpillar fungus, highland barley, peas, potatoes, rapeseed, rhubarb, spring
wheat
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Provincial government office address :
not available
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| Capital and Largest City : Xining
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Animal products : deer antlers,
honey, leather, musk, mutton, sheep wool, yak wool
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Telephone : (86)(971)848-3618
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| English meaning of name : Blue Sea
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Foreign direct investment (2000) :
US$128 million
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Website (Chinese) : www.qhei.gov.cn/
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 54%,
Tibetan 23%, Hui 16%, Tu 4%, Salar 1.8%, Mongol 1.8%
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GDP (2002) : 34.1 billion yuan
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Website (English) : not available
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| Organization : 8 prefectures; 43
counties; 429 townships
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GDP per capita : 6448 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 5,290,000
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Industry : hydropower, chemicals,
mining, natural gas extraction, non-ferrous metals, petroleum extraction
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Airports : Xining Airport (XNN),
Golmud Airport (GOQ)
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| Population density : 7.3/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects: www.china.org.cn
/english/features/55612.htm
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Highways/railroads : 19,679
kilometers of highways centered on Xining; four rail trunk lines running
east-west traverse the province
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| Weather : cool to hot, dry summers;
long, cold, dry winters with high winds and dust
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Mineral resources : aluminum,
asbestos, borax, boron, chromium, coal, cobalt, copper, gypsum, iodine, iron,
lake salt, lead, limestone, lithium, mirabilite, natural gas, nickel,
petroleum, potassium, sulfur, zinc
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Major seaports : none (Qinghai is
landlocked)
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