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Jilin

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Jilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Primorsky Krai) to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.

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Jilin is a northeastern Chinese province with its capital in Changchun, located at a strategic crossroads where it borders North Korea and Russia to the east, alongside other Chinese regions. It matters geographically and politically because of its position on China's frontier with neighboring countries and as part of China's industrial northeast.

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Key facts

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Jilin
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Chi-lin, Kirin
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Changbaishan Tianchi from western rim.jpg
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View of Heaven Lake
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275px
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Map showing the location of Jilin Province
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Map showing the location of Jilin Province
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Country
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China
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from girin ula, a Manchu phrase meaning "along the river"
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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • History
  • Geography
  • Administrative divisions
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Economic and technological development zones
  • Jilin New and Hi-tech Industry Development Zone
  • State-level ETDZs [[Changchun]] Economic and Technological Development Zone
  • Infrastructure
  • Demographics
  • Culture
  • Languages
  • Cuisine
  • Tourism
  • Education
  • Universities and colleges
  • Sports
  • Professional teams
  • Notable individuals
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Primorsky Krai) to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west.

Along with the rest of Northeast China, Jilin underwent an early period of industrialization. However, Jilin's economy, characterized by heavy industry, has been facing economic difficulties with privatization. This prompted the central government to undertake a campaign called "Revitalize the Northeast". The region contains large deposits of oil shale.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jilin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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