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China |
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| Official Name: |
People's
Republic of China (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo) |
| Location: |
Eastern Asia,
bordering the East China Sea, Korea Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea, between North
Korea and Vietnam |
| Border Countries: |
Afghanistan,
Bhutan, Burma, India, Kazakstan, North Korea, Krygyzstan, Laos, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal,
Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Vietnam |
| Climate: |
Extremely
varied; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
| Terrain: |
Mostly
mountains, high plateaus and deserts in west; plains, hills, and river deltas in east |
| Capital: |
Beijing |
| Other Major Cities: |
Shanghai,
Tianjin, Shenjang, Wuhan, Guangzhou |
| Land Area: |
9,596,961 sq.
km/3,705,407 sq. mi |
| Population: |
1,221,591,778 |
| Local Time: |
8 hours ahead of
GMT |
| Language(s): |
Mandarin, Yue,
Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan |
| Currency: |
Chinese yuan
(CNY) |
| Industries: |
Iron and steel,
coal, machine building, armaments, textiles and apparel, petroleum, cement, chemical
fertilizers, consumer durables, food processing, automobiles, electronics,
telecommunications |
| Export Commodities: |
Clothing,
consumer goods, fabrics, footwear, toys, electrical machinery |
| Visitor Information: |
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Beijing |
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| Region: |
Beijing
Administrative Zone, Hebei Province |
| Land Area: |
750 sq. km/290
sq. mi |
| Population: |
6,000,000 (metro
pop. 11,000,000) |
| Airport: |
Beijing
International Airport, 27 km/17 mi northeast of city center |
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