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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 205,800 km2
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Agriculture : apples, bamboo,
cashmere, chestnuts, cotton, dates, grapes, hemp, maize, milk, millet, peaches,
peanuts, peas, potatoes, ramie, rapeseed, rice, sesame, sorghum, soybeans,
sugarcane, tea, walnuts, wheat
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Provincial government office address :
Xincheng Square, Xi'an 710-004
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| Capital and Largest City : Xi'an
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Animal products : cashmere, dairy
products, silk cocoons
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Telephone : (86)(29)729-1527,
725-1551
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| English meaning of name : West of
Shan County (in Henan province)
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Foreign direct investment (2003) :
US$466 million
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Website (Chinese) :
www.shaanxi.gov.cn/
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han
99.5%, Hui 0.4%
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GDP (2002) : 203.6 billion yuan
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Website (English) : not available
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| Organization : 10 prefectures; 107
counties; 1744 townships
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GDP per capita : 5542 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 36,740,000
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Industry : chemicals, electronics,
energy, food processing, machinery, pharmaceuticals, tourism
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Airports : Xi'an Xianyang
International Airport (XIY), Hanzhong Airport (HZG), Yan'an Airport (ENY)
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| Population density : 179/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://www.china.org.cn
/english/features/55655.htm
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Highways/railroads : nine national
highways emanating from Xi'an with 385 km of expressways; 13 main and feeder
railways with Xi'an as the hub; a new north-south rail line is under
construction
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| Weather : hot and wet (south) or hot
and dry (north) summers; cold, dry winters
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Mineral resources : coal, gold,
graphite, iron, mercury, molybdenum, natural gas
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Major seaports : none (Sha'anxi is
landlocked)
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