People's Republic of China
- 中华人民共和国
- Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
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 Area controlled by the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. |
| Capital | Beijing[a]
39°55′N116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 |
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| Largest city | Shanghai[1] |
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Official language
and national language | Standard Chinese[2][b] |
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Recognised regional
languages[3] | |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | 52.2% Irreligious
21.9% Folk Religions
18.2% Buddhists
5.1% Christians
1.8% Muslims
<0.1% Hindus
<0.1% Jews
0.7% Other[5] |
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| Demonym | Chinese |
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| Government | Unitaryone-partysocialistrepublic[6] |
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| Xi Jinping[d] |
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| Li Keqiang |
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| Zhang Gaoli |
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| Zhang Dejiang |
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| Yu Zhengsheng |
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| Liu Yunshan |
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| Wang Qishan |
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| Legislature | National People's Congress |
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| Formation |
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| c. 2070 BCE |
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| 221 BCE |
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| 1 January 1912 |
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| 1 October 1949 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e] (3rd/4th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.8%[f] |
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| Population |
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• 2016 estimate | 1,373,541,278[11] (1st) |
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• 2010 census | 1,339,724,852[12] (1st) |
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• Density | 145[13]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $23.2 trillion[14] (1st) |
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• Per capita | $16,676[14] (83rd) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total | $11.8 trillion[14] (2nd) |
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• Per capita | $8,481[14] (72nd) |
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| Gini (2015) | 46.2[15]
high |
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| HDI (2015) |  0.738[16]
high · 90th |
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| Currency | Renminbi (yuan; ¥)[g] (CNY) |
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| Time zone | China Standard Time(UTC+8) |
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| Date format | |
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| Drives on the | right[h] |
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| Calling code | +86 |
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| ISO 3166 code | CN |
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| Internet TLD | |
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