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Chayina i tiko ra Axiya.
People's Republic of China
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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. | |
Ntsindza-doroba |
Beijing[lower-alpha 1] 39°55′N 116°23′E |
Largest city | Shanghai[1] |
Tindzimi-Ximfumo | Standard Chinese[2][lower-alpha 2] |
Official script | Simplified Chinese[lower-alpha 3] |
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Ethnic groups |
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Religion | See Religion in China |
Demonym | Chinese |
Government | Unitary one-party socialist republic[5] |
• Party General Secretary and President | Xi Jinping[lower-alpha 5] |
• Premier | Li Qiang |
• Congress Chairman | Li Zhanshu |
• Conference Chairman | Wang Yang |
• First Secretary of the Party Secretariat | Wang Huning |
• Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission | Zhao Leji |
• First Vice Premier | Han Zheng |
• Vice President | Wang Qishan[lower-alpha 6] |
Legislature | National People's Congress |
Formation | |
• First imperial unification | 221 Template:Sc |
• Republic established | 1 January 1912 |
• People's Republic declared | 21 September 1949[7][8][9] |
• Proclamation of the People's Republic | 1 October 1949 |
• Current constitution | 4 December 1982 |
• Last polity admitted | 20 December 1999 |
Area | |
• Total | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[lower-alpha 7] (3rd/4th) |
• Water (%) | 2.8%[lower-alpha 8] |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 1,403,500,365 [13] (1st) |
• 2010 census | 1,339,724,852[14] (1st) |
• Density | 145[15]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $25.238 trillion[16] (1st) |
• Per capita |
$18,066[16] (79th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
• Total | $14.092 trillion[16] (2nd) |
• Per capita | $10,087[16] (71st) |
Gini (2015) |
46.2[17] high |
HDI (2016) |
0.738[18] high · 90th |
Currency | Renminbi (yuan; ¥)[lower-alpha 9] (CNY) |
Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Date format |
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Drives on the | right[lower-alpha 10] |
Calling code | +86 |
ISO 3166 code | CN |
Internet TLD |
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