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| Motto: none | |
| Anthem: March of the Volunteers | |
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| Capital | Beijing |
| Largest city | Shanghai |
| Official language(s) | Standard Mandarin1 (Putonghua) |
| Government | Socialist republic2 |
| - President | Hu Jintao |
| - Premier | Wen Jiabao |
| Establishment | |
| - Xia Dynasty | 2205 BC |
| - Imperial China | 221 BC |
| - Republican China | October 10, 1911 |
| - Declaration of PRC | October 1, 1949 |
| Area | |
| - Total | 9,596,960 km² (4th3) |
| 3,704,427 2 sq mi | |
| - Water (%) | 2.8%2 |
| Population | |
| - 2005 est. | 1,315,844,000 (1st) |
| - 2000 census | 1,242,612,226 |
| - Density | 1402/km² (54th) 3632/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate |
| - Total | $8.158 trillion2 (2nd) |
| - Per capita | $6,2002 (84th) |
| HDI (2003) | 0.755 (85th) – medium |
| Currency | Renminbi Yuan (RMB¥)2 (CNY) |
| Time zone | (UTC+8) |
| - Summer (DST) | (UTC+8) |
| Internet TLD | .cn2 |
| Calling code | +862 |
| 1.) In addition to the Standard Mandarin, English is co-official in Hong Kong (SAR); and correspondingly, Portuguese in Macau (SAR). Similarly, several minority languages are also co-official with Standard Mandarin in minority areas, particularly, Uyghur in Xinjiang, Mongolian (Chahar alphabet) in Inner Mongolia, Tibetan in Tibet, and Korean in Yanbian, Jilin. 2.) Information for mainland China only. Hong Kong, Macau, and territories under administration of the Republic of China (Taiwan, Quemoy, etc.) are excluded. 3.) Area rank is disputed with the U.S. and is sometimes ranked 3rd or 4th. See Geography section |
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