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These are Tibetan Prayer Flags.


 * Religions:** Most of the Tibetan population observes Tibetan Buddhism, which has evolved into four divisions: Ngingma, teaches from translations from the 7th century; Kagyu, founded between the 10th and 11th centuries; Sakya, before the Dalai Lamas came about, this sect //was// led by the chief political rulers of Tibet; and finally the Gelugpa sect, the Dalai and Panchen Lamas belong to this sect, which became the largest of the four sects.


 * __Predominate Languages:__** Colloquial Tibetan


 * __Male/Female Literacy Rates:__** Among the most favoured people and places, literacy rates exceed 90% but among the most disadvtaged groups, retired women in rural areas for example, levels of literacy fall below 3%.

//male:// 70.02 years
 * __Life Expectancy__**: //female:// 73.86 years (2002 est.)


 * __Infant Mortality Rate:__** 27.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)


 * __Percentage of People below the Poverty Line:__** 70% of people live below the poverty line.