Heilongjiang, which means 'black dragon river', is China's most north eastern province. It is separated from the Russian Federation to the north by the Amur river, and borders Inner Mongolia to the west and Jilin to the south. Due to its freezing temperatures in the winter, Harbin, the province's capital is home to China's largest ice sculpture festival.
Administrative type | Province |
Area | 460,000 km 2 (4.8% of China's total area) - over twice the size of the UK |
Capital City | Harbin |
Other Large Cities | Qiqihar |
Population (2004) | 38 million (16th) 1 - eight times the size of Scotland |
GDP (2004) - per capita | US $64.2 billion (13th) - two fifths of Scotland's output US $1,682 (10th) - |
Consumption per capita (2004) | US $886 (10th) |
Foreign Direct Investment (2003) | US $320 million (20th) |
Exports Imports | US $3.7 billion (0.6% of China's total exports) US $3.5 billion (0.6% of China's total imports) |
Number of Universities (2003) Number of higher education graduates (2003) | 59 85,000 |
Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2004 | 1Regional rankings within China, 1st = highest, 31st = lowest |
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The University of Glasgow have a memorandum of understanding with Harbin Institute of Technology and have had two visiting professors over the past two years from that institution.
Napier University have a joint research project with a university in Harbin
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