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Location:
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on the southern border
of southwest China |
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Area:
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394,000 sq km |
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Climate:
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The climate in Yunnan
is characterized by distinctive features
which include:(a) marked regional differences
and vertical changes;(b) slight variation
in annual temperature changes in contrast
to dramatic temperature changes during
the day and night(c) there is plenty
of rainfall, but the distribution is
not equal; and (d) there is a sharp
difference between the dry and the wet
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provincial capital:
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Kunming |
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Population:
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42.88 millions (March
2001) |
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Ethnic groups:
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Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang,
Dai, Miao, Lisu, Hui, Lahu, Va, Naxi,
Yao, Tibetan, Jingpos, Blang, Achang,
Nu, Primi, Jino, De'ang, Mongolian and
Derung. |
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Major Cities:
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Kunming, Dali, Lijiang,
Xishuangbanna, Zhongdian (Shangri-la),
Jianshui, Yuanyang, Dehong Ruili, Simao,
Nujiang, Tengchong |
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Agriculture:
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Yunnan's major crops are
rice, maize, wheat, tuber crops, peas
and beans, rape seed, peanuts, tobacco,
tea, cotton, sugar-cane, and fruits.
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