Regions takes advantage of nature

Editor's Note: China shares a land border of about 22,000 kilometers with 14 countries. The once less-developed border regions have witnessed rapid growth in the past decade. In this series, China Daily looks at how these regions tap their geographical and other advantages to improve local livelihoods.

Facts

Inner Mongolia

Population: 24.05 million

Area: 1.18 million square kilometers

GDP in 2021: 2.05 trillion yuan

Total value of imports and exports in 2021: 123.56 billion yuan

Gansu

Population: 24.90 million

Area: 425,800 square kilometers

GDP in 2021: 1.02 trillion yuan

Total value of imports and exports in 2021: 49.09 billion yuan