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Tibet at a Glance
| Size: | 2.5 million km2 | |
| Capital: | Lhasa | |
| Population: | 6 million Tibetans | |
| Head of State: | His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the political and religious leader | |
| Religion: | Tibetan Buddhism, Bon, Islam | |
| Language: | Tibetan. The official language under occupation is Chinese. | |
| Average altitude: | 14000 feet | |
| Highest Mountain: | Jomolangma (Everest) 29028 feet | |
| Major Rivers: | Mekong (Ch: Lancang Jiang), Yangtse (Ch: Chang Jiang), Salween (Ch: Nu Jiang), Yarlung Tsang–po (Brahmaputra), Yellow River (Ch: Huang–ho), Indus | |
| Economy: | Tibetans: predominantly in agriculture and animal husbandry Chinese: predominantly in government, commerce and the service sector | |
| Provinces: | U-tsang, Amdo and Kham | |
| Bordering countries: | India, Nepal, Bhutan, Burma and China |
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