Located in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, in northwest China, Gansu is a meeting point of many cultures. The province has a multinational population which includes ethnic minority groups of Kazak, Mongolian, Tibetan, Hui, Dongxiang, Tu and Manchu. It is home to the largest and most well-preserved Buddhist art palace, which sits on the ancient Silk Road, and also home to the grand Jiayuguan Pass, an important outpost in ancient China, where the Great Wall ends in the west.
Administrative type | Province |
Area | 450,000 km 2 (4.7% of China's total area) roughly twice the size of the UK |
Capital City | Lanzhou |
Population (2004) | 26 million - five times the size of Scotland |
GDP (2004) - per capita | US $18.9 billion (27th) 1 - 1/8 of Scotland's output US $722 (30th) |
Consumption per capita (2004) | US $416 (30th) |
Foreign Direct Investment (2003) | US $23 million (28th) |
Exports Imports | US $1.0 billion (0.2% of China's total exports) US $0.9 billion (0.2% of China's total imports) |
Number of Universities (2004) Number of higher education graduates (2004) | 31 39,000 |
Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2005 | 1Regional rankings within China, 1st = highest, 31st = lowest |
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