Jiangxi is an inland province, lying on the Yangtze River. The Poyang Lake, in the northern part of the province, is the largest freshwater lake in China.
Administrative type | Province |
Area | 166,900 km 2 (1.7% of China's total areas) - more than twice the size of Scotland |
Capital City | Nanchang |
Population (2004) | 43 million (13th) 1 eight times the size of Scotland |
GDP (2004) - per capita | US $42.3 billion (16th) - just over a quarter of Scotland's US $991 (22nd ) |
Consumption per capita (2004) | US $515 (27th) |
Foreign Direct Investment (2003) | US $1.6 billion (9th) |
Exports Imports | US $1.4 billion (0.3% of China's total exports) US $1.5 billion (0.4% of China's total imports) |
Number of Universities (2004) Number of higher education graduates (2004) | 66 65,000 |
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 understanding with Jiangxi Hangtian Institute of Science and Technology.
The University of Aberdeen have strong links with Nanchang University in Jiangxi. These vary from joint postgraduate programmes to joint research programmes. It is worth noting that the degree programme offered by these two universities was the first British-Chinese programme to have been approved by the Chinese Central Government.
Cultural/Sports Links
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