བོད་གཞུང་དགའ་ལྡན་ཕོ་བྲང་ཕྱོགས་ལས་རྣམ་རྒྱལ (Bod Gzhung Dga' Ldan Pho Brang Phyogs Las Rnam Rgyal) (Tibetan) ("Tibetan Nation, Ganden Palace, Victorious In All Directions") | |||||
| Anthem | "བོད་རྒྱལ་ཁབ་ཆེན་པོའི་རྒྱལ་གླུ། (Bod Rgyal Khab Chen Po'i Rgyal Glu)" | ||||
| Capital (and largest city) |
Lhasa | ||||
| Other cities | Xigazê, Qamdo, Lhoka | ||||
| Language | Tibetan | ||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||
| Demonym | Tibetan | ||||
| Government | Unitary Theocratic Monarchy | ||||
| Dalai Lama | HH Tenzin Gyatso | ||||
| Independence | from China | ||||
| declared | 1 July 1912 | ||||
| Currency | Tibetan srang | ||||
| Organizations | Great East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere | ||||
Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་ Bod) is a landlocked country in western Eastern Asia. It is bordered by Turkestan to the north, Hindustan to the west, Nepal to the south and China to the east. The country existed, in a shape or another since immemorial times: Tibetan culture is extremely ancient, and was one of the cradles of the Buddhist religion: after a long period of subservience to China, the country became independent in the prelude of the Great War, and its independence was ratified after the Japanese victory in the conflict.
Tibet's government and religious institutions are very tied together: the head of state is the Dalai Lama, who is also the head of the Tibetan branch of Buddhism (the Mongolian khan is the second highest in the hierarchy), who is elected by a council of monks. Monks also have a large role in government, with secular or elected functionaries being restricted to limited powers. The country is also known for its unique culture and, which attracts scholars, historians and archaeologists.
Tibet is also famed around the world for its pecular geographic condition: the country is, for a large part, perched on the Himalayan mountains, which include Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world. Its rugged terrain makes it so that some areas are inaccessible through any means other than walking and yaks. The country's economy is modest, and predominantly based on agriculture, but tourism and pilgrimages are also important sources of income for the Tibetan population.