Facts about Tibet in Exile
- Population: Total: 131,000. India 100,000; Nepal 25,000; Bhutan 2,000; Switzerland 2,000; Canada 600; United States 1500.
- Government: Democratic. Popular & electoral college voting systems
- Head of State: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Cabinet Ministries: Education, Finance, Health, Home Affairs, Information & International Relations, Religion & Culture and Security
- Election Schedule: Assembly & Cabinet elections every 5 years
- Seat of Government: Dharamsala, northern India
- International Government Offices: Budapest, Paris, Geneva, Kathmandu, London, Moscow, New Delhi, New York, Tokyo, Canberra, and Pretoria.
- Government Publications: Sheja, Tibetan Freedom (Tibetan), Tibetan Bulletin, NewsTibet (English), Tibbat Bulletin (Hindi), Actualites Tibetaines (French), Tibetan Bulletin (Chinese)
- Independent Publications: Tibet Times, Da-sar, Da-sa Phongya, Rangzen (Tibetan); Xizang Luntan (Chinese), Tibetan Review, Rangzen (English)
- Literacy: Estimated at 60%
- Military & Police: None
- Government Income: Annual voluntary contribution, business revenue, donations
- National Flag: A mountain with snow lions & red and blue rays over sun
- National Holidays: March 10: Uprising day; July 6: Birthday of the Dalai Lama; September 2: Democracy Day; Tibetan New Year (date changes)
- Major Institutions: Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts, Library of Tibetan Works & Archives, Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Norbulingka Institute.
- Tibetan NGOs: Tibetan Women's Association, Tibetan Youth Congress, Amnye Machen Institute, Tibetan Centre for Human Rights & Democracy
- Language: Tibetan. The host country's language is also spoken
- Religion: Tibetan Buddhism, Bon, Islam
- Economy: Agriculture, agro-industrial, handicrafts, small business, carpet weaving
- Legal Status: Stateless. A small percentage of Tibetans bear foreign passports. Most hold Indian residential certificates
