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Tibetans share their region with Menpa, Luopa, Han Chinese, Hui, Sherpa,
and a few Deng people. Tibetans are the main inhabitants on the plateau.
Tibetans are optimistic and happy people.
Traditionally, farmers settled in small villages with barley as their
main crop. The roaming nomads earned their living by herding yaks and
sheep. Most Tibetans in cities made a living as craftsmen. However,
nowadays more and more people are migrating into businesses.
The Tibetan language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan phylum. People in U,
Tsang, Kham, and Chamdo speak different dialects.
Most Tibetans are devout Buddhists while a few believe in the old Bon.
Islam and Catholicism also have a few followers in Lhasa and Yanjing
respectively. Since China's Family Planning program is not carried out
among Tibetan people, the Tibetan population keeps growing. According to
the census conducted in 2000, there are 2,616,300 people in Tibet, with
Tibetans totaling 2,411,100 or 92.2% of the current regional population.
The census also revealed that the Tibetan's average lifespan has
increased to 68 due to the improving standard of living and access to
medical services. Illiteracy has decreased to 850,700.
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