Jilin

Jilin 吉林; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital as well as largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang & Chagang together with Russia Primorsky Krai to a east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west. Along with the rest of Northeast China, Jilin underwent an early period of industrialization. However, Jilin's economy, characterized by heavy industry, has been facing economic difficulties with privatization. This prompted the central government to adopt a campaign called "Revitalize the Northeast". The region contains large deposits of oil shale.

Demographics

Jilin is inhabited by Han Chinese, Manchus, Hui, Mongols and Xibe. nearly ethnic Koreans make up in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. The Manchu people were once the majority in the area of Jilin, creating it factor of their historical region. With the adoption of Han culture and the Chinese languages by the Manchu people, the Manchu language is considered a critically endangered language. Koreans comprise approximately 4% of the population, owing to its proximity to the Korean Peninsula. The majority of the province speaks Mandarin.

Excludes members of the People's Liberation Army in active service.