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T A B L E 4 . 1 Population, Area, and Per Capita GDP across Provinces, 2003 Region
Province
East Coast
Beijing Fujian Guangdong Hainan Hebei Jiangsu Liaoning Shandong Shanghai Tianjin Zhejiang Anhui Hailongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan Jiangxi Jilin Shanxi Chongqing Gansu Guangxi Guizhou Inner Mongolia Ningxia Qinghai Shaanxi Sichuan Tibet Xinjiang Yunnan
Middle
Western
Maximum Minimum Average
Population (thousand)
Area (thousand km2)
Per capita GDP (US$)
14,070 34,261 77,676 7,939 66,569 72,967 41,549 89,775 16,061 9,956 45,934 62,652 37,693 95,029 59,184 65,521 41,741 26,684 32,558 30,713 25,628 47,661 37,933 23,510 5,650 5,225 36,314 85,739 2,638 18,834 42,836
17 122 179 34 190 105 150 158 8 12 105 140 460 166 186 212 167 189 157 82 406 236 176 1,142 66 720 205 484 1,202 1,663 384
3,049 1,818 2,076 1,003 1,271 2,039 1,728 1,652 4,428 2,934 2,434 751 1,408 884 1,091 844 806 1,131 898 872 607 683 425 1,095 805 886 788 760 828 1,177 683
95,029 2,638 40,661
1,663 8 307
4,428 425 1,350
Source: China, State Statistical Bureau 2004.
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