Provinces,2003

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TABLE 4.1 Population, Area, and Per Capita GDP across Provinces, 2003

Population Area Per capita Region Province (thousand) (thousand km2) GDP (US$)

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

Source: China, State Statistical Bureau 2004.

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