Jiangsu Province, referred to as "Su" for short, is the capital of People's Republic of China (PRC) provincial administrative region, located in the Yangtze River Delta and the eastern coast, with a land range of 30 45' ~ 35 08' north latitude and 65 438+065 438+06 265 438+0' ~ 65 438+0 56' east longitude. Jiangsu's total area 107200 square kilometers. Statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in 20021year, the resident population of Jiangsu Province was 85.054 million.
Jiangsu Province was founded in the early Qing Dynasty, named after Jiangning and Suzhou. Jiangsu is one of the cradles of China's ancient civilization, with multi-cultural and regional characteristics such as Wu, Jinling, Huaiyang, Chu and Han, and there are 13 national historical and cultural cities. Jiangsu lies across the river and faces the sea, with many lakes and flat terrain. The terrain consists of plains, waters and low hills. East of the Yellow Sea, across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. Jiangsu geographically spans the north and south, and its climate and vegetation have both characteristics of the north and the south.
Jiangsu is located in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, and all the 13 districts and cities under its jurisdiction have entered the top 100 in China, and the number of counties and towns in the top 100 comprehensive strength ranks first in the country. The development and livelihood index (DLI) of Jiangsu ranks first in China, and it is the province with the highest comprehensive development level in China.
The comprehensive competitiveness of Jiangsu's regional economy ranks among the top in the country, the scale of manufacturing clusters ranks first in the country, the actual utilization of foreign capital ranks first in the country, and the per capita GDP ranks first in the country since 2009. In 2022, the province's GDP reached 1.228756 billion yuan, an increase of 2.8% over the previous year at constant prices.