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| Basics
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Economy
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Official Contact Information
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| Area : 394,100 km2
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Agriculture : beans, cotton, fruit,
maize, peanuts, peas, rapeseed, rice, sugarcane, tea, tobacco, wheat
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Provincial government office address :
Wuhuashan, Kunming
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| Capital and Largest City : Kunming
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Animal products : silk cocoons
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Telephone : (86)(871)362-1773
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| English meaning of name : South of
the Cloud Mountains
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Foreign direct investment (2002) :
US$112 million
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Website (Chinese): www.yn.gov.cn
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| Major Nationalities (2000) : Han 67%,
Yi 11%, Bai 3.6%, Hani 3.4%, Zhuang 2.7%, Dai 2.7%, Miao 2.5%, Hui 1.5%
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GDP (2002) : 223.2 billion yuan
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Website (English)
: www.eng.yn.gov.cn
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| Organization : 16 prefectures; 129
counties; 1574 townships
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GDP per capita : 5152 yuan
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Transportation
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| Population (2002) : 43,330,000
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Industry : chemicals, electrical
equipment, machinery, mining, non-ferrous metals, tobacco, tourism
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Airports : Kunming Wujiaba
International Airport (KMG), Dali Airport (DLU), Luxi Mangshi Airport (YUM),
Jinghong Gasa Airport (JHG), Baoshan Airport (BSD), Simao Airport (SYM),
Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), Lijiang Airport (LJG), Diqing Airport (DIG)
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| Population density : 110/km2
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List of desired foreign investment projects
: http://www.china.org.cn
/english/features/67803.htm
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Highways/railroads : around 60,000 km
of highways centered on Kunming and Dali; several major rail lines pass through
the province, including a part of the Southwest Sea passage through Kunming
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| Weather : warm summers, cool winters
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Mineral resources : cadmium,
crocidolite, indium, lead, thallium, tin, zinc
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Major seaports : none (Yunnan is
landlocked); however, water transport to peninsular Southeast Asia, via the
Mekong, is available from Jinghong
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