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People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国 | |
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Anthem: March of the Volunteers 义勇军进行曲 | |
Map of China Map of China | |
Location | Map of China |
Capital | Beijing |
Largest | Shanghai |
Official languages | Chinese |
Recognised regional languages |
Mongolian Uyghur Tibetan Zhuang |
Religion | See Religion in China |
Demonym(s) | Chinese |
Government | Unitary one-party socialist republic |
Xi Jinping | |
• Premier | Li Keqiang |
Legislature | National People's Congress |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 1,403,500,365 |
• 2010 census | 1,339,724,852 |
HDI (2015) |
high |
Currency | Renminbi (yuan; ¥) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (UTC) |
Driving side | right (except for Hong Kong and Macau) |
ISO 3166 code | CN |
Internet TLD |
.cn .中國 .中国 |
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.