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Gansu Province of the P.R.C.
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Abbreviation
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GS
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Population
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25.62
million
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Area
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454000
sq Km
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Location
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Western
China
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GDP
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RMB
93.20 billion
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Provincial
Capital
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Lanzhou
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Per
Capita GDP
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RMB
3668
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Separate
Planning City
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None
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| Climate: |
Gansu has a temperate monsoon climate with the marked transitional characteristics of a continental climate. It has an annual temperature of 0бугн15буC, with great difference between north and south, and an annual precipitation of 50-800 mm, decreasing from southeast to northwest.
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| Ethnic Groups: |
Han, Hui, Tibetan, Mongol and eight other ethnic groups.
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| Agriculture: |
The grassland in Gansu Province is the fifth biggest in China. Growing in the Loess Highland are mostly wheat, maize, millet, cotton and linseed. The area around Lanzhou is a melon and fruit producer famous for its Bailan melons. Its main livestock includes pigs, sheep, cattle and horses.
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| Industry: | Gansu has more than 60 types of minerals, the best-known being nickel, copper, lead and zinc. Jinchang is the country's leading nickel producer. Iron, Chromium, tungsten, mercury, and antimony are found in a number of areas. Yumen and Changqing are sizable oilfields. The province is also rich in coal, troilite, cement, limestone, gypsum, mirabilite and fluorite. | |||