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The 14th ___MASK73___ (( US ), ; ( UK ) ( religious name : Tenzin Gyatso , shortened from Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso , born Lhamo Thondup , 6 July 1935 ) is the current ___MASK73___ . Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school , the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism which is nominally headed by the Ganden Tripas . From the time of the 5th ___MASK73___ to 1959 , the central government of Tibet , the Ganden Phodrang , invested the position of ___MASK73___ with temporal duties . Lobsang Tenzin , better known by the titles ___MASK2___ Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche ( zam gdong rin po che ) and to Tibetans as the 5th Samdhong Rinpoche ( born 5 November 1939 ) , was the previous ___MASK17___ ( officially Kalon Tripa , or chairman of the cabinet ) , of the Central Tibetan Administration , or Tibetan government - in - exile , which is based in Dharamshala , India ; Lobsang Sangay was elected to this position in April 2011 . A close associate of 14th Dalai Lama , the Tibetan leader , he was elected to his current position in 2001 . Lobsang Tenzin was born in Jol , in eastern Tibet . At the age of five , he was recognised , according to Tibetan tradition , as the reincarnation of the 4th Samdhong Rinpoche and enthroned in Gaden Dechenling Monastery at Jol . Two years later he took vows as a monk , started his religious training at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa and completed it at the Madhyamika School of Buddhism . But in 1950 , after the Chinese invasion of Tibet , he was forced to go into exile in India along with the 14th Dalai Lama , Tenzin Gyatso . From 1960 onwards Lobsang Tenzin worked as a teacher in Tibetan religious schools in India , first in Simla and later in Darjeeling . Between 1965 and 1970 he was the Principal of Dalhousie Tibetan School and between 1971 and 1988 he was the Principal of Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies ( CIHTS ) at Varanasi ( Benares ) , and from 1988 to 2001 he was the director . He is regarded as one of the leading Tibetan scholars of Buddhism and is also an authority on the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi . He is fluent in Hindi and English , Tibetan being his mother tongue . In 1991 Lobsang Tenzin was appointed by the Dalai Lama as a member of the Assembly of Tibetan People ' s Deputies , and later was unanimously elected as its chairman . Between 1996 and 2001 he was an elected member of the Assembly representing exiled Tibetans from Kham province and also its chairman . In 2000 the Dalai Lama decided that the Tibetan people in exile should elect their own ___MASK17___ , and in July 2001 Lobsang Tenzin was elected with about 29 , 000 votes , or about 84 % of those cast , which is about 25 % of the exile Tibetan population . Juchen Thubten Namgyal , the other candidate , won the remainder . Since 2001 he has travelled extensively to gain support for the cause of Tibetan autonomy and raise awareness of the Dalai Lama ' s proposals for negotiating autonomy with the Chinese government . Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia . It has a population of 26 . ___MASK74___ million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . Nepal does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . Nepal has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . The Central Tibetan Administration ( CTA ; Tibetan : " Bhöm Drikdzuk ", , literally Exile Tibetan People ' s Organisation ) is an organisation based in India with the stated goals of " rehabilitating Tibetan refugees and restoring freedom and happiness in Tibet ". It is also referred to as the Tibetan Government in Exile , but while its internal structure is government - like , it has stated that it is " not designed to take power in Tibet "; rather , it will be dissolved " as soon as freedom is restored in Tibet " in favor of a government formed by Tibetans inside Tibet . In addition to political advocacy , it administers a network of schools and other cultural activities for Tibetans in India . On 11 February , 1991 the CTA became a founding member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization ( UNPO ) at a ceremony held at the Peace Palace in The Hague , Netherlands . Ahmedabad ( also known as Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in India . It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court . With a population of more than 6 . ___MASK24___ million and an extended population of 7 . 8 million , it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of India . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . Delhi ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi , is a city and a union territory of India . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in India  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in India and ___MASK24___ largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in Delhi has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford Economics , Delhi NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of India . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of Delhi and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of India , The economic survey of India , The economic survey of Delhi and Maharashtra . Indonesia ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a unitary ___MASK38___ state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast Asia with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , Indonesia is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , as well as the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies southwest of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " ___MASK54___ ' s Island " for its central location . Myanmar , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma , is a ___MASK38___ state in South East Asia bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of Myanmar ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . Myanmar is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). Tibet ( Tibetan Pinyin : " boe ", ; / i t  s¹ /) is a region on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa , Qiang , and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people . Tibet is the highest region on Earth , with an average elevation of . The highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest , Earth ' s highest mountain , rising 8 , 848 m ( 29 , 029 ft ) above sea level . The Han Chinese , Han people or simply Han (  ; pinyin : " Hànzú ", literally " Han ethnicity " or " Han ethnic group "; or  ; pinyin : " Hànrén ", literally " Han people ") are an ethnic group native to East Asia . They constitute approximately 92 % of the population of China , 95 % of Taiwan ( Han Taiwanese ), 76 % of Singapore , 23 % of Malaysia and about 18 % of the global population . Han Chinese are the world ' s largest ethnic group with over 1 . ___MASK24___ billion people . Kolkata (, also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East India , while the Port of Kolkata is India ' s oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port . In 2011 , the city had population of ___MASK74___ . 5 million , while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14 . 1 million , making it the third - most populous metropolitan area in India . In 2008 its gross domestic product ( adjusted for purchasing power parity ) was estimated to be 104 billion , which was the third highest among Indian cities , behind Mumbai and Delhi . India , officially the Republic of India (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . India ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary ___MASK38___ state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . Mumbai ( also known as Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra . It is the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated city population of 18 . ___MASK74___ million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region , it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the second most populous metropolitan area in India , with a population of 20 . 7 million . Mumbai lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , Mumbai was named an alpha world city . It is also the wealthiest city in India , and has the highest GDP of any city in South , West , or Central Asia . Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . The Peace Palace is an international law administrative building in The Hague , the Netherlands . It houses the ___MASK27___ ( which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations ), the Permanent Court of Arbitration , the Hague Academy of International Law and the Peace Palace Library . The Palace officially opened on 28 August 1913 , and was originally built to provide a home for the Permanent Court of Arbitration , a court created to end war by the Hague Convention of 1899 . Andrew Dickson White , whose efforts were instrumental in creating the court , secured from his friend American steel magnate Andrew Carnegie US $ 1 . 5 million ($, adjusted for inflation ) to build the Peace Palace . The ___MASK8___ is the leader of the Central Tibetan Administration , a Tibetan exile organisation also known as the Tibetan government - in - exile . Prior to September , 2012 , this office was known as Kalön Tripa , sometimes translated as prime minister . The current ___MASK8___ is Lobsang Sangay . The ___MASK8___ is the head of the Kashag or Cabinet , part of the executive branch of the Central Tibetan Administration . This office should not be confused with the Chairman of the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region . Lobsang Sangay (" kind - hearted lion "; born September 5 , 1968 in Darjeeling ) is a Tibetan legal scholar and ___MASK62___ . He has been chief executive of the Tibetan Government - in - Exile since 8 August 2011 . Following the election , at the request of the 14th Dalai Lama , the Tibetan parliament - in - exile amended the organisation ' s bylaws to remove the Dalai Lama ' s role as ceremonial ___MASK64___ , making Lobsang Sangay its highest leader . In 2012 , to reflect this change , Lobsang Sangay ' s title as chief executive was changed from " kalön tripa " (" prime minister ") to " ___MASK8___ " (" ruler " or " regent "). Asia is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . Asia covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of ___MASK74___ . ___MASK74___ billion people .