Globe/Tibet

Tibet

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Tibet is a provincial-level administrative division of the People’s Republic of China.

Official name
Tibet
Administrative seat
Lhasa
Population
3,648,100 (2020)
Area
1,202,800 km²
Currency
Renminbi (CNY)
Official language
Standard Chinese

Political system

Political system

System of regional ethnic autonomy. The Autonomous Region People’s Congress and Government exercise autonomous powers; the chairman is a citizen of the ethnic group practising regional autonomy.

Power structure

  • Leading body

    中国共产党Tibet委员会

    Exercises overall leadership in the region

  • Organ of state power

    Tibet人民代表大会

    Local organ of state power exercising autonomy

  • Executive

    Tibet人民政府

    Executive body exercising autonomy

  • Consultative body

    中国人民政治协商会议Tibet委员会

    Political consultation and democratic supervision

  • Supervisory body

    Tibet监察委员会

    Supervisory commission

  • Court

    Tibet高级人民法院

    Higher people’s court

  • Procuratorate

    Tibet人民检察院

    People’s procuratorate

Administrative levels

  • ProvincialTibet1
  • PrefecturePrefecture-level division7

Tibet Autonomous Region formally established on 9 September 1965

Parties

Communist Party of China — Tibet Committee

Role
Ruling party

Revolutionary Committee of the KMT — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Minge)

China Democratic League — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Minmeng)

China Democratic National Construction Association — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Minjian)

China Association for Promoting Democracy — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Minjin)

Chinese Peasants and Workers Democratic Party — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Nonggong)

China Zhi Gong Party — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Zhigong)

Jiusan Society — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Jiusan)

Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League — Tibet Committee

Role
Participating party (Taimeng)

People

Songtsen Gampo

Tibetan emperor who unified the plateau

Period:唐代(吐蕃)

Princess Wencheng

Tang princess who married into Tibet

Period:唐代

Phags-pa

Sakya leader who created the Phags-pa script

Period:元代

News

Official

Official news channels 3

Tibet Daily

CPC provincial committee organ

Provincial Party organ publishing major government, economic and social information

Tibet Radio and Television Station

Provincial public broadcaster

Produces and broadcasts provincial radio and television news

China Tibet News

Provincial key news portal

Provincial news portal listed in the Cyberspace Administration’s news source register

TV & media

Television 1

Tibet Radio and Television Station

Ownership
Provincial public institution
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese
  • 西藏卫视

Press 1

Tibet Daily

Ownership
Organ of the CPC provincial committee
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese

Online media 1

China Tibet News

Ownership
Provincial news organisation
Broadcast language
Standard Chinese

Data & sources

Data sources

Generated:Oct 9, 2026

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Boundary & compliance notes

This dossier follows the one-China principle. Hong Kong SAR, Macao SAR and Taiwan Province are part of the People’s Republic of China.

Disclaimer

Administrative boundaries, area and population of Tibet follow officially published national data. This dossier is for informational display only.

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