Economy of Tibet

Economy of Tibet

The economy of Tibet is dominated by subsistence agriculture. Due to limited arable land, livestock raising is the primary occupation mainly on the Tibetan Plateau, among them are sheep, cattle, goats, camels, yaks, donkeys and horses. The main crops grown are barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, potatoes, oats, rapeseeds, cotton and assorted fruits and vegetables. In recent years the economy has begun evolving into a multiple structure with agriculture and tertiary industry developing side by side.

Economy

Tibet's GDP in 2001 was 13.9 billion yuan. [cite news|title=China's Tibet Fact and Figures 2003|url=http://info.tibet.cn/en/newfeature/faf2003/t20050516_29443.htm|date=2002-08-26|publisher=China Tibet Information Service|accessdate=2006-02-24] The Central Chinese government exempts Tibet from all taxation and provides 90% of Tibet's government expenditure. [cite news|title=Tibet's economy depends on Beijing|url=http://216.35.221.77/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6083766|date=2002-08-26|publisher=NPR News|accessdate=2006-02-24]

In recent years Tibet's tourism has expanded rapidly, especially after the finish of Qingzang Railway in July 2006. Tibet received 2.5 million tourists in 2006, including 150,000 foreigners.cite news|title=Tibet's economy grows at an average rate of 12 percent last 6 years|url=http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070621/104983.shtml|date=2007-06-21|publisher=CCTV|accessdate=2007-06-22] According to the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region, Qiangba Puncog, Tibet's economy has grown on average 12% per year from 2000 to 2006. The per capita GDP reached 10,000 RMB in 2006 for the first time in Tibet's history.

References

External links and sources

*http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6083766
*http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0861545.html
*http://english.people.com.cn/english/200101/23/eng20010123_61172.html
*http://www.china.org.cn/english/tibet-english/jjzs.htm
*http://english.people.com.cn/english/200011/11/eng20001111_54881.html
*http://www.case.edu/affil/tibet/booksAndPapers/papers/miller4.htm


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