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DescriptionEthnolinguistic map of China 1983.png	English: Ethnolinguistic groups of China including Taiwan. Source: United States Central Intelligence Agency, 1983. The map shows the distribution of ethnolinguistic groups according to the historical majority ethnic groups by region. Note this does not represent the current distribution due to age-long internal migration and assimilation.
Date	4 December 2010, 19:42 (UTC)
Source	Ethnolinguistic_map_of_China_1983.jpg
Author	Ethnolinguistic_map_of_China_1983.jpg: U.S. Central Intelligence Agency derivative work: Beao
Other versions	This file has an extracted image: Ethnolinguistic map of Tibet in 1983.png.

This image is a work of a Central Intelligence Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a Work of the United States Government, this image or media is in the public domain in the United States. čeština ∙ Deutsch ∙ eesti ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ português ∙ polski ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ Tiếng Việt ∙ български ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ বাংলা ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 中文 ∙ 中文（简体） ∙ 中文（繁體） ∙ العربية ∙ پښتو ∙ +/−

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• File:Ethnolinguistic_map_of_China_1983.jpg licensed with PD-USGov-CIA
  • 2010-11-17T21:03:24Z Ras67 1024x960 (127465 Bytes) It's not necessary, to "process" this file with Microsoft Windows Live Photo Gallery. Cropping out of the 16x16 pixel matrix destroys the color transition especially to red through two times color subsampling. The tool Jpegcr
  • 2010-11-15T00:30:54Z Larry Yuma 1034x966 (203163 Bytes) crop
  • 2006-10-29T16:11:56Z Česky 1172x1032 (137611 Bytes) source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/china_ethnolinguistic_83.jpg

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