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GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Since the invasion in 1959, Tibet is politically a part of China.



Area 1'221'700 km2
Capital Lhasa
Borders China, India, Nepal (1236 km), Bhutan (470 km), Myanmar
Highest point Zhumulamafeng (Quolomunga, Mt. Everest), 8848 m
Time GMT plus eight hours
Measures Metric
Electricity 220 V, 50 Hz

It must be said that the region of the ethnic Tibetans consists not only as what is known Tibetan Autonomous Region, but an area covering a little more than 2 million km2 with a population of roughly 5 million Tibetans (excluding Chinese) as per Chinese government census. These regions are designated as Tibetan Autonomous Prefectures in four other Chinese provinces. The region as a whole is called Cholkha-sum by the Tibetans.

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