Ofthe55ethnicminorities,22eachhasapopulationoflessthan100,000.Theseminoritypeoplearerelativelybackwardineconomicandsocialdevelopmentandpovertyhauntsthem.In2005,theStateCouncillauncheda5-yearprogramtosupportthedevelopmentofthesesmallethnicminoritiesandtheStateDevelopmentandReformCom-