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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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Dali, Lijiang, Xishuangbanna, Qujing |
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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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