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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: |
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Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region: Called "Inner Mongolia" for short, the region is located on the northern frontier of China. It covers 1.1 million square km, with a population of 23.76 million. Hohhot is the regional capital.
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: |
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Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Called "Gui" for short, Guangxi is located in the west of south China and faces Beibu Gulf on the south. It covers 230,000 square km, with a population of 44.89 million. Nanning is the regional capital. |
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Tibet Autonomous Region |
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| Tibet Autonomous Region: Located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau on the southwestern border of China, Tibet covers 1.2 million square km, with a population of 2.63 million. Lhasa is the regional capital. |
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Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region |
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Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region: Called "Ning" for short, Ningxia is located on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in the northwest of China. It covers 66,000 square km, with a population of 5.62 million. Yinchuan is the regional capital.
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region |
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region: Called "Xin" for short, Xinjiang is located on the northwestern border of China. It covers an area of 1.6 million square km--the largest of all provinces and autonomous regions, with a population of 19.25 million. Urumqi is the regional capital. |