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Changchun was the capital of Manchukuo, a nominally independent puppet state set up by the Japanese in Manchuria, and which existed from 1931 to 1945. Then known as 新京 (Pinyin: Xinjing, Wade-Giles: Hsin-ching), the capital was a planned city.
The GDP per capita was ¥ 21336 (ca. US$The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. It is also widely used as a reserve currency outside of the United States. Currently, the issuance of currency is controlled by the Federal Reserve Banking system. The most commonly u2580) in 2003, ranked no. 52 among 659 Chinese cities.
Changchun is a sister city of UlsanUlsan Metropolitan City Korean Name Revised RomanizationUlsan Gwangyeoksi McCune-ReischauerUlsan Kwangyokshi Hangul Hanja Short NameUlsan (; ) Statistics Population2,048,838 ( 2001, estimate) Area? km² GovernmentMetropolitan City Administrative Divisions4, South KoreaThe Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk ( Hangul: ; Hanja: )), commonly known as South Korea is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean peninsula. To the north, the Republic of Korea borders North Korea, with which it fo since 1994.