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Facts and figures on the development of Tibet
04/18/2008
What are the changes that have taken snowy place in the Plateau of Tibet Autonomous Region since the peaceful liberation in 1951? In the following some of the most important facts and figures about Tibet.
Income tax: the government of the Region Tibet Autonomous broke the record sequence of income tax to zero in 1988. In 2007 the region has made 2.3 billion yuan (328 million dollars) in tax revenue.
Health Care: The average life expectancy of Tibetan people increased from 35.5 years before Tibet's democratic reform in 1959, aged 67. The mortality rate at birth has dropped from 5,000 per 100,000 pregnancies in 1950 to the first 247.49 per 100,000 pregnancies. Tibet now has 1,343 medical devices that employ 9,095 health workers. Of these, 4,270 have licenses to practice medicine. The rate of hospital beds and medical personnel per 1,000 inhabitants has risen to 3.2 and 2.64. According to the report Regional Health, 100 percent of farmers and herders are covered by the health care system.
Population and welfare: The Tibetan population increased slowly before 1950, when they were absent social protection schemes for the Tibetans. The Tibetan population in the course of 200 years before 1950 remained stagnant at around one million inhabitants. A census of the regional government in 1953 the population stood at one million inhabitants, an increase of 58,000 people in 200 years. Since the last census showed that the total population in Tibet reached 2.8 million at the end of 2007, 31,500 more people than the previous year, and more than double the situation before 1950. Currently, the 330,000 residents in the city in Tibet are covered by social insurance.
Education: There was no public education in old Tibet, when less than two percent of school-age children had access to schooling and the illiteracy rate among people of working age over 95 per percent. At present, in all 73 counties of Tibet, there are six years of compulsory education. 63 counties have passed the milestone reached a nine-year compulsory education basically eliminating illiteracy among people of working age. The nine-year compulsory education about 90.2 percent of children in these countries, where quality the school is improving. So far, enrollment rates in primary schools, secondary schools, higher education, had risen to 98.2 per cent, 90.7 per cent, 42.96 per cent and 17.4 per cent. The illiteracy rate among people of working age fell to 4.76 percent.
Social Life: Based on the statistics of the old Tibet, about 90 percent of the Tibetan people had their own housing property. Today, nearly all Tibetans staying permanently, with the exception of the areas devoted to nomadism to transhumance. To further improve the living standards of Tibetans, a government-backed program has helped build new homes for 114,000 households or 570,000 farmers and herdsmen since 2006. The per capita income of farmers and herdsmen amounted last year to 2,788 yuan (398 U.S. dollars) and that of the urban population rose to 11,131 yuan (1,590 dollars). The data of 2006 counted 143,900 private vehicles, 35.2 percent more than last year. Out of a population of 2.81 million, it means that one person in 20 Tibetans have a car.
Economics and Social Development: There was no industry in old Tibet, while agricultural development was stagnant. In 2007, they added 171,770 hectares of land for grain production in Tibet, 110 hectares more than in 2006. The industrial added value increased in 2007 by 17.1 percent year on year to 2.57 billion yuan (367 million dollars). The region was achieved by 4.02 million visitors in 2007. Revenues from the tourism sector count of 4.8 billion yuan (686 million dollars), an increase of 73.3 percent year on year. The revenue from the tourism account for 14.2 percent of gross domestic product of the region in 2007, 4.6 percentage points more than in 2006.
Transport, Post and Telecommunications: There was no road in old Tibet. Last year, were opened to traffic 48,611 kilometers of roads in the region, surpassing the record of 3,798 km in 2006. In old Tibet were available modern means of communication. However, late last year, the number of subscribers to fixed telephony and mobile has registered 1.44 million people, more than 155,200 units more than the figure last year. The telephone access rate stood at 52 out of 100 people.
Democratic rights: In 1961, general elections were held all over Tibet, unprecedented in Tibetan history. For the first time, the former serfs and slaves were able to enjoy democratic rights of their masters. Since the founding of the regional government in 1965, Tibetans have exercised their rights recognized by the Constitution and laws, to elect and be elected. The body of Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region has been elected and led mainly by Tibetans and other ethnic groups. Based on demographic data provided by the department in the region, 69.36 percent of the leaders of the regional government are Tibetans or other ethnic groups, while the Tibetans and other ethnic groups make up 74.39 percent of professionals in the region .
Culture: China has earmarked 700 million yuan (100 million dollars) from the state budget for the Conservation of Cultural Property in Tibet. More than 4,000 religious sites have been preserved and open to the public. The budget for this year was set at 570 million yuan (81 million dollars), which will be used for storage of 22 cultural sites. Among 4,000 cultural workers, 90 percent are Tibetans, mostly young talent.
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