Hubei, an inland province in central China, is home to the high-profile Three Gorges Dam located in Yichang. Wuhan, the province's capital has received significant foreign investment over the years bringing economic growth to the area.
Administrative type | Province |
Area | 185,900 km 2 (1.9% of China's total area) - almost two and a half times the size of Scotland |
Capital City | Wuhan |
Population (2004) | 60.2 million (9th) 1 - the same as UK |
GDP (2004) - per capita | US $76.4 billion (10th) -a little under half of Scotland US $1,271 (15th) |
Consumption per capita (2004) | US $717 (13th) |
Foreign Direct Investment (2003) | US $1.57 billion (10th) |
Exports Imports | US $3.3 billion (0.5% of China's total exports) US $4.3 billion (0.8% of China's total imports) |
Number of Universities (2004) Number of higher education graduates (2004) | 85 143,000 |
Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2005 | 1Regional rankings within China, 1st = highest, 31st = lowest |
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Educational/Science Links
Glasgow Caledonian University have a memorandum of agreement and an articulation agreement for advanced entry to engineering programmes with Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, Wuhan University and Wuhan University of Technology.
The University of Aberdeen have a research focused agreement with the Chinese Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan.
The University of Edinburgh are in early discussions with Wuhan University to set up formal links.
Cultural/Sports Links
The Executive is developing its database of Scottish links with each of China's regions. Do you know of any Sino-Scottish regional link that we have not included above or that is in need of updating? If so, please let us know by completing the regional links form