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Capital
nombre: Beijing
coordenadas geográficas: 39 55 N, 116 23 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

note: China is the largest country (in terms of area) with just one time zone; before 1949 it was divided into five

etymology: the Chinese meaning is "Northern Capital"

División administrativa

23 provinces (sheng, singular and plural), 5 autonomous regions (zizhiqu, singular and plural), and 4 municipalities (shi, singular and plural)

provinces: Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang; (see note on Taiwan);

autonomous regions: Guangxi, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), Ningxia, Xinjiang Uygur, Xizang (Tibet);

municipalities: Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Tianjin

note: China considers Taiwan its 23rd province; see separate entries for the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau

Independencia
1 Octubre 1949 (People's Republic of China established); notable earlier dates: 221 B.C. (unification under the Qin Dynasty); 1 Enero 1912 (Qing Dynasty replaced by the Republic of China)
Feriado nacional
National Day (anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 Octubre (1949)
Constitución
history: several previous; latest promulgada 4 Diciembre 1982
amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress or supported by more than one fifth of the National People’s Congress membership; passage requires more than two-thirds majority vote of the Congress membership; modificada several times, last in 2018 (2018)
Sufragio
18 años de edad; universal
Poder Executivo
jefe de estado: Presidente XI Jinping (desde 14 March 2013); Vice Presidente WANG Qishan (desde 17 March 2018)
jefe de gobierno: Premier LI Keqiang (desde 16 March 2013); Executive Vice Premiers HAN Zheng (desde 19 March 2018), SUN Chunlan (desde 19 March 2018), LIU He (desde 19 March 2018), HU Chunhua (desde 19 March 2018)
cabinet: State Council appointed by National People's Congress
elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by National People's Congress for a 5-year term (unlimited terms); election last held on 17 March 2018 (next to be held in March 2023); premier nominated by president, confirmed by National People's Congress
election results: XI Jinping reelected president; National People's Congress vote - 2,970 (unanimously); WANG Qishan elected vice president with 2,969 votes

Fuente: CIA World Factbook
A menos que sea indicado, toda la información en esta página es correcta hasta Diciembre 31, 2019