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Capital |
Beijing |
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Government |
Socialist Republic |
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Currency |
Renminbi (RMB, ¥) |
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Area |
total: 9,596,960 km2
water: 0 km2
land: 9,596,960 km2
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Population |
1.3 billion |
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Language |
national:
Mandarin (Putonghua)
regional: Wu (Shanghaiese),
Cantonese (Yue), |
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Religion |
Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%,
Muslim 1%-2% (officially atheist |
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Electricity |
220V/50Hz (US plug for 2-pin, Australian plug
for 3-pin) |
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Calling Code |
86 |
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Internet TLD |
.cn |
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Time Zone
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UTC +8 |
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Background |
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China
formally known as the
People's Republic of China is a vast country in
Eastern
Asia (about the
same size as the
United States of America)
with the world's largest population.
With
coasts on the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China
Sea, in total it borders 14 nations. It borders
Afghanistan,
Pakistan,
India,
Nepal,
Bhutan,
Myanmar,
Laos and
Vietnam to the
south;
Tajikistan,
Kazakhstan and
Kyrgyzstan to
the west;
Russia and
Mongolia to the
north and
North Korea to
the east. Only
Russia has more
land borders in Asia.
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