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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 seasons. |
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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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