我国是一个统一的多民族国家,除汉族外,有55个少数民族。由于历史的原因,少数民族主要分布在边疆、山区,大部分人口居住在农村牧区,从事农牧业生产,农村经济在民族经济发展中具有重要的地位,农村经济的发展直接关系到大部分少数民族的利益。农村经济在民族地区社会经济发展中的 Our country is a unified multi-ethnic country, with the exception of the Han ethnic group, 55 ethnic minorities. Due to historical reasons, ethnic minorities are mainly distributed in frontier and mountainous areas. Most of the population live in rural pastoral areas and engage in farming and animal husbandry production. Rural economy plays an important role in the development of national economy. The development of rural economy is directly related to the majority of minority National interests. Rural Economy in the Social and Economic Development in Ethnic Areas