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General
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In
1990, there were a little over 2 million people living in
Tibet. Most Tibetans live in rural areas with many
being nomadic or semi-nomadic (no permanent place to
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It is believed that before the Communist
Chinese controlled Tibet (before the 1950's), the
population was waning due to illnesses and poor
pre/post-natal care. Another factor was that many
men were becoming celibate monks. |
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In
general, Tibetans are very religious and follow the
beliefs of Buddhism (or Lamaism), with the Dalai
Lama their temporal head of state. |
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Although
it is relatively sunny in Tibet, the climate has
drastic temperature changes in the winter and summer
averaging -15°C (5°F) and 23°C (73°F). It
isn't unheard of to have temperatures of -40 to
-50°C (-45 to -55°F), particularly in those areas
of the Northern Plateau that experience extensive
snowstorms. |
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Population
: 2.2 million
Area : 1.2 million sq.km
Capital : Lhasa
Average Temperatures :
23C/73F in summer
-15C/5F in winter |
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