China
Position: Central Asia - Far East
Position: Central Asia - Far East
| International name: | China |
| Local name: | Zhongguo |
| AREA ................................................ | 9.596.960 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 1.298.847.624 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 135,3 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Bejing |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Christian 3%-4%, Muslim 1%-2% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Yuan (CNY) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 5896 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,54 (80th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Turpan Pendi -154 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Everest 8850 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 221 BC (unification under the Qin or Ch'in Dynasty); 1 January 1912 (Manchu Dynasty replaced by a Republic); 1 October 1949 (People's Republic established) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Popular Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .cn |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +86 |
Central Asia - Far East country
| Bejing | 23/11/2024 | 00:01 | ( GMT+8 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook