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Full Country Name
Location
East Asia, on the west coast of Pacific Ocean
Area
9,596,960 sq km
Population
1.3 billion (mainland)
Capital City
Beijing (pop. 14 million)
People
Han Chinese (91.9%), plus 55 ethnic minorities
Population Composition
The males: 51.63%, the females: 48.37%; people aged below 14: 22.89%; people aged 15-64: 70.15%; people aged above 65: 6.96%; urban population: 36.09%; rural population: 63.91%.
Official language
Chinese Putonghua (Beijing Mandarin dialect)
Religion
Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Muslim (14 million), Christian (7 million)
Average Life span
71 years old by the end of 2000
Head of State
Hu Jintao
National Flag
Five-star red flag, length and width proportion: 3:2
National Day
October 1, founded in 1949
Currency
Renminbi (RMB) yuan
Weights and Measures
metric system
GDP
8940.4 billion yuan
Administrative Division
Province: 23(Anhui; Fujian; Gansu; Guangdong; Guizhou; Hainan; Hebei; Hubei; Heilongjiang; Henan; Hunan; Jilin; Jiangsu; Jiangxi; Liaoning; Sichuan; Shandong; Shaanxi ; Shanxi; Qinghai; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang)
Autonomous region: 5(Guangxi; Inner Mongolian; Ningxia; Tibet;Xinjiang;)
Municipality: 4(Beijing; Chongqing; Shanghai; Tianjin)
Special Administrative Region:2(Hongkong; Macao)
China Government Official Sites and Other News Sites:
- China Central Government: http://english.gov.cn/
- China.org.cn: http://www.china.org.cn/english/index.htm
- Xinhuanet.com: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/index.htm
- Peopledaily.com.cn: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/home.html
- Chinadaily.com.cn: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/
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