Tibet
former de facto state in East Asia
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Summary
Tibet is a historical country[1]. Tibet ranks in the top 9% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,379 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Tibet[3], Taiwan[4]
- Continent: Asia[5]
- Instance of: state with limited recognition[6], disputed territory[7]
- Capital: Lhasa[8]
- Official language: Tibetan[9]
- Currency: Tibetan tangka[10], Tibetan srang[11]
- Anthem: Tibetan National Anthem[12]
- Basic form of government: theocracy[13], absolute monarchy[14], absolute theocratic monarchy[15]
- Inception: 1912[16]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: March 10, 1959[17]
- Highest point: Mount Everest[18]
- Coordinate location: 29.6, 91.1[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tibet (1912–1951)[20]
- Population: 6,000,000[21]
- Replaces: People's Republic of China[22]
- Demonym: Tibétain[23], Tibétaine[24], tibetano[25], tibetana[26], Tibetan[27], 藏人[28], 西藏人[29]
- Native label: བོད།[30]
- Different from: Tibet[31]
- Area: 1,221,600[32]
- History of topic: history of Tibet[33]
- Language used: Tibetan[34]
- Official religion: Tibetan Buddhism[35]
Why It Matters
Tibet has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Tibet is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]