Capital: Lhasa

Geographical location:

Tibet adjoins Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the province of Qinghai in the north, Sichuan in the east, Yunnan in the southeast, and such countries and regions as Myanmar, India, Bhutan, Sikkim and Nepal in the south and west along an international border of nearly 4,000 km. The 1.22-million-square-km autonomous region accounts for 12.8 percent of China's total land area.

I. Geography and natural conditions

II. Population

III. Economy

IV. Telecommunications

V. Transportation

VI. Projects wanting foreign investment

VII. Favorable policies for foreign investment