People's Republic of China
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Anthem: | |
Capital | Beijing 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E |
Official languages | Standard Chinese |
Vernacular Chinese | |
Simplified Chinese | |
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Demonym(s) | Chinese |
Government | Socialist, Single-party state |
Xi Jinping | |
• Premier | Li Qiang |
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 | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (3rd/4th) |
• Water (%) | 0.28% |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 1,403,500,365 (1st) |
1,339,724,852 (1st) | |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (83rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $27.449 trillion (1st) |
• Per capita | $19,559 (79th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $15.543 trillion (IMF) $15.224 trillion (China NBS) (2nd) |
• Per capita | $11,074 (70th) |
Gini (2015) | 46.2 high |
HDI (2017) | 0.752 high · 86th |
Currency | Renminbi (yuan)(¥) (CNY) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
Date format | |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | +86 |
ISO 3166 code | CN |
Internet TLD |
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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 official name is People's Republic of China or PRC.
The last Chinese Civil War (1927–1949) resulted in two different political powers today:
China is one of the world's oldest civilizations: it has the oldest continuous civilization near the Yellow River region. There is archaeological evidence over 5,000 years old. 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. Geographically, China’s longest river is the Yangtze River which runs through mega cities and is home to many species. It is the world’s third longest river.
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