 People's Republic of China People's Republic of China has a communist republic government leaded by Hu Jintao, Head of State and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Capital City : Beijing
Anthem : March of the Volunteers.
Currency : Yuan, or Renminbi (RMB).
Population : 1.29 billion people (93 % of Han Chinese and 55 different ethnics groups)
Official Language : Mandarin (called Putonghua and many local dialects.)
Main religions : Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Islam and Christianity Geography
Area : 9.6 million sq km / 3.7 million sq miles
Time zone : GMT/UTC +8
China is the third largest country in the world, after Russia and Canada. China is a highly diverse country and its terrain varies from plains, deltas and hills in the east to mountains, high plateaus and deserts in the west. To the south, its climate is tropical, whilst to the north, it is sub-arctic. Less than one-sixth of China is suitable for agriculture and the most fertile areas lie in the eastern third of the country, which is economically the most developed region. Distances in kilometers
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