Inner Mongolia
Farming of crops such as wheat takes precedence along the river valleys. In the more arid grasslands, herding of goats, sheep and so on is a traditional method of subsistence. Forestry and hunting are somewhat important in the Da-Xingan (Greater Khingan) ranges in the east. Reindeer herding is carried out by Evenks in the Evenk Autonomous Banner.
Inner Mongolia has more deposits of naturally-occurring niobium, zirconium and beryllium than any other province-level region in China. There are also coal deposits.
Industry in Inner Mongolia has grown up mainly around coal, power generation, forestry-related industries, and so forth.
The nominal GDP of Inner Mongolia in 2003 was 215 billion RMB (25.9 billion USD), with a per capita income of 9037 RMB (1091 USD).
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