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People's Republic of China
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.svg) Area controlled by the People's Republic of China shown in dark green; claimed but uncontrolled regions shown in light green. | |
| Capital | Beijing[a] 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E |
| Largest city | Shanghai[1] |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese[2][b] |
| Recognised regional languages | |
Official written language | Vernacular Chinese |
| Simplified Chinese[2] | |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Socialist, Single-party state[4] |
| Xi Jinping[d] | |
• Premier | Li Keqiang |
| Zhang Dejiang | |
| Yu Zhengsheng | |
• First-ranked Secretary of the Secretariat | Liu Yunshan |
| Wang Qishan | |
• First Vice Premier | Zhang Gaoli |
| Legislature | National People's Congress |
| Formation | |
• First Unification of China under the Qin Dynasty | 221 BCE |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 1 October 1949 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e] (3rd/4th) |
• Water (%) | 0.28%[f] |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 1,403,500,365[9] (1st) |
• 2010[11] census | 1,339,724,852[10] (1st) |
• Density | 139.6/km2 (361.6/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $27.449 trillion[12] (1st) |
• Per capita | $19,559[12] (79th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $15.543 trillion (IMF)[12]
$15.224 trillion (China NBS)[13][14] (2nd) |
• Per capita | $11,074[12] (70th) |
| Gini (2015) | 46.2[15][16] high |
| HDI (2017) |  0.752[17]high · 86th |
| Currency | Renminbi (yuan)(¥)[g] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
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| Driving side | right[h] |
| Calling code | +86 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
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China (simplified Chinese: 中国; traditional Chinese: 中國; Pinyin: Zhōngguó) is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and a nation in East Asia.
The last Chinese Civil War (1927–1949) resulted in two different political powers today:
The Republic of China (ROC) (since 1911), commonly known as China since 1 January.,1911 to 25 October,1971. Now commonly known as Taiwan, has controlled over the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
The People's Republic of China (PRC) (since 1949), commonly known as China, has control over mainland China and the largely self-governing territories of Hong Kong (since 1997) and Macau (since 1999).
China is one of the world's oldest civilizations: it has the oldest continuous civilization.[18] There is archaeological evidence over 5,000 years old.[19] China also has one of the world's oldest writing systems (and the oldest in use today). China has been the source of many major inventions.[19]
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Or (previously) "Peking".
- ↑ Portuguese (Macau only), English (Hong Kong only).
- ↑ Ethnic minorities that are recognized officially.
- ↑ Xi Jinping holds four concurrent positions: General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (de facto paramount leader), President of the People's Republic of China (de jure head of state), and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (Commander-in-chief) for both state and party.[5]
- ↑ The area given is the official United Nations figure for the mainland and excludes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.[6] It also excludes the Trans-Karakoram Tract (5,800 km2 (2,200 sq mi)), Aksai Chin (37,244 km2 (14,380 sq mi)) and other territories in dispute with India. The total area of China is listed as 9,572,900 km2 (3,696,100 sq mi) by the Encyclopædia Britannica.[7]
- ↑ This figure was calculated using data from the CIA World Factbook.[8]
- ↑ The Hong Kong Dollar is used in Hong Kong and the Macanese pataca is used in Macau.
- ↑ Except Hong Kong and Macau.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Chan, Kam Wing (2007). "Misconceptions and Complexities in the Study of China's Cities: Definitions, Statistics, and Implications" (PDF). Eurasian Geography and Economics. 48 (4): 383–412. doi:10.2747/1538-7216.48.4.383. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2011. p. 395
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language (Order of the President No.37)". Chinese Government. 31 October 2000. Archived from the original on 24 July 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
For purposes of this Law, the standard spoken and written Chinese language means Putonghua (a common speech with pronunciation based on the Beijing dialect) and the standardized Chinese characters.
- ↑ "Tabulation of the 2010 Census of the People's Republic of China". China Statistics Press.
- ↑ "Constitution of the People's Republic of China". The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China. 15 November 2007. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "New man at helm: Xi Jinping elected to lead China". RT.com. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "Demographic Yearbook—Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). UN Statistics. 2007. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ↑ "China". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ↑ "CIA – The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "United Nations world population prospects"(PDF) 2015 revision
- ↑ "Communiqué of the National Bureau of Statistics of People's Republic of China on Major Figures of the 2010 Population Census (No. 1)". National Bureau of Statistics of China. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Population density (people per km2 of land area)". IMF. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "IMF report for China". IMF. October 2019.
- ↑ "Xinhua Headlines: Chinese economy powering ahead, fulfilling 2018 targets". Xinhuanet News. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "National Economic Performance Maintained within an Appropriate Range in 2018 with Main Development Goals Achieved". National Bureau of Statistics of China. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ "Income inequality in today's China". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- ↑ "Rich-poor gap widens: study". Global Times.
- ↑ "2014 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2014. pp. 21–25. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/grade3/whatisa.html
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Haggett, Peter. [2001] (2001). Encyclopedia of World Geography, Volume 23. Edition 2, illustrated. Marshall Cavendish publishing. ISBN 0-7614-7289-4, 9780761472896. p 37. p 2836.