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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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