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Capital Beijing (北京)
39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383
Largest city Shanghai (上海)
Official language(s) Standard Mandarin (de facto
Official scripts Simplified Chinese
Demonym Chinese
Government Single-party state
Democratic centralism, Unitary state, Socialist state, Communist state
President Hu Jintao
Premier Wen Jiabao
NPCSC Chairman Wu Bangguo
CPPCC Chairman Jia Qinglin
Legislature National People's Congress
Establishment
- People's Republic of China proclaimed. 1 October 1949
Area
- Total 9,640,821 km2 [c] or 9,671,018 km2[c](3rd/4th)
3,704,427 sq mi
- Water (%) 2.8[c]
Population
- 2010 estimate 1,338,612,968[4] (1st)
- 2000 census 1,242,612,226
- Density 139.6/km2 (53rd)
363.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $8.767 trillion[5] (2nd)
- Per capita $6,549 (97th)
GDP (nominal) 2009 estimate
- Total $4.911 trillion[6] (3rd)
- Per capita $3,696 (98th)
Gini (2007) 47.0[7]
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.772[8] (medium) (91nd)
Currency Chinese yuan (¥) (CNY)
Time zone China Standard Time (UTC+8)
Date formats yyyy-mm-dd
or yyyy年m月d日
(CE; CE-1949)
Drives on the right, except for Hong Kong & Macau
Internet TLD .cn[b]
Calling code +86[b]
a. ^ See also Names of China.
b. ^ Information for mainland China only. Hong Kong, Macau and
territories under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China, commonly
known as Taiwan, are excluded.
c. ^ 9,598,086 km2 excludes all disputed territories.
9,640,821 km2 Includes PRC-administered area (Aksai Chin and
Trans-Karakoram Tract, both territories claimed by India), Taiwan is
not included.[9]
Political divisions of the PRC -†Taiwan is claimed by the PRC but administered by the Republic of China -
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Autonomous regions (自治区)
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Municipalities (直辖市)
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Special Administrative
Regions (特别行政区)
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Shanghai |
Shanghai Municipality |
9,495,701 |
18,542,200 |
East |
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Beijing |
Beijing Municipality |
7,296,962 |
17,430,000 |
North |
| 3 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong SAR |
7,000,000 |
7,000,000 |
South |
| 4 |
Tianjin |
Tianjin Municipality |
5,066,129 |
11,500,000 |
North |
| 5 |
Wuhan |
Hubei Province |
4,488,892 |
9,400,000 |
Central |
| 6 |
Guangzhou |
Guangdong Province |
4,154,808 |
15,000,000 |
South |
| 7 |
Shenzhen |
Guangdong Province |
4,000,000 |
8,615,500 |
South |
| 8 |
Shenyang |
Liaoning Province |
3,981,023 |
7,500,000 |
Northeast |
| 9 |
Chongqing |
Chongqing Municipality |
3,934,239 |
31,442,300 |
Southwest |
| 10 |
Nanchang |
Jiangxi Province |
3,790,000 |
4,990,184 |
East |
| 11 |
Nanjing |
Jiangsu Province |
2,822,117 |
7,100,000 |
East |
| 12 |
Harbin |
Heilongjiang Province |
2,672,069 |
8,499,000 |
Northeast |
| 13 |
Xi'an |
Shaanxi Province |
2,588,987 |
10,500,000 |
Northwest |
| 14 |
Chengdu |
Sichuan Province |
2,341,203 |
11,300,000 |
Southwest |
| 15 |
Changchun |
Jilin Province |
2,223,170 |
7,400,000 |
Northeast |
| 16 |
Dalian |
Liaoning Province |
2,118,087 |
6,200,000 |
Northeast |
| 17 |
Hangzhou |
Zhejiang Province |
1,932,612 |
7,000,000 |
East |
| 18 |
Jinan |
Shandong Province |
1,917,204 |
6,300,000 |
East |
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Taiyuan |
Shanxi Province |
1,905,403 |
3,413,800 |
North |
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Qingdao |
Shandong Province |
1,867,365 |
8,000,000 |
East |
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Leading Urban Centers of the People's Republic of China
List of Ethnic groups
92% Han; 55 recognised minorities
91.6% Han
1.30% Zhuang
0.86% Manchu
0.79% Uyghur
0.79% Hui
0.72% Miao
0.65% Yi
0.62% Tujia
0.47% Mongol
0.44% Tibetan
0.26% Buyei
0.15% Korean
1.05% other
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