People's Republic of China

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The People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国, Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó)
Flag Coat of arms
Official flag Official Coat of Arms
National information
National motto: (none)
National anthem: March of the Volunteers
About the people
Official languages: Chinese
Population:
(# of people)
  • Total: 1,306,314,812
    (ranked #1)
  • Density: 140/km² per km²
Geography / Places
country map
Here is the country on a map of the world.
Capital city: Beijing
Largest city: Shanghai
Area
  • Total: 9,596,960 km²
    (ranked #3)
  • Water: not available km² (2.18%%)
Politics / Government
Established: October 1st (1949)
Leaders: President Hu Jintao
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao
Economy / Money
Currency:
(Name of money)
Renminbi (RMB¥.)
International information
Time zone: +08:00
Telephone dialing code: 86
Internet domain: .cn

The People's Republic of China (Chinese language: Simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国, Traditional Chinese:中華人民共和國) is a country in eastern Asia. It was founded by Mao Zedong on 1 October, 1949. It has the most people of any country in the world (over 1.3 billion people).

There are 56 different ethnic groups in China, with Han the majority (92%). The Communist Party of China controls the government. Mandarin Chinese is the main spoken language.

The capital city is Beijing, and Shanghai is the biggest city. The United Kingdom gave China control of Hong Kong in 1997, and Portugal gave China control of Macao in 1999. These two cities remain partially self-governed. The main government can control their defense and foreign affairs, but not most of their everyday laws. Taiwan is claimed by China as its province. Taiwan is currently ruled by the Republic of China government.

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Countries and territories of Asia

Afghanistan | Armenia2 | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Bhutan | Brunei | Cambodia | China (PRC) | Cyprus2 | East Timor | Gaza Strip | Georgia2 | Hong Kong3 | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Japan | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Laos | Lebanon | Macau3 | Malaysia | Maldives | Mongolia | Myanmar | Nepal | North Korea | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar | Russia1 | Saudi Arabia | Singapore | South Korea | Sri Lanka | Syria | Taiwan (ROC) | Tajikistan | Thailand | Turkey1 | Turkmenistan | United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan | Vietnam | West Bank | Yemen

1. Includes territory in both Europe and Asia. 2. Usually thought of Europe for cultural, Politically and historical reasons. 3. Special territories.