People's Republic of China |
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Anthem: 义勇军进行曲
Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ
("March of the Volunteers") |
 Land controlled by the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; land claimed but uncontrolled shown in light green. |
| Capital | Beijing
39°55′N116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 |
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| Largest city | Shanghai |
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| Official languages | Standard Chinese[a] |
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| Recognised regional languages | |
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| Official script | Simplified Chinese[b] |
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| Ethnic groups | |
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| Religion | |
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| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
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| Government | UnitaryMarxist–Leninist[3]one-partysocialistrepublic[4] |
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| Xi Jinping |
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| Li Keqiang |
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| Wang Qishan[e] |
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| Han Zheng |
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| Li Zhanshu |
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| Wang Yang |
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| Legislature | National People's Congress |
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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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| 20 September 1954 |
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| 4 December 1982 |
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| 20 December 1999 |
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• Total | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[g][7] (3rd/4th) |
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• Water (%) | 2.8[h] |
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• 2020 census |  1,411,778,724[9] (1st) |
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• Density | 145[10]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $26.66 trillion[11] (1st) |
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• Per capita | $18,931[11] (70th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $16.64 trillion[11] (2nd) |
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• Per capita | $11,819[11] (56th) |
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| Gini (2018) |  46.7[12]
high |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.761[13]
high · 85th |
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| Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[i] (CNY) |
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| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
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| Date format | |
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| Driving side | right (Mainland);
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| Calling code | +86 (Mainland);
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| ISO 3166 code | CN |
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| Internet TLD | |
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