China

People's Republic of China 中华人民共和国 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó
Flag National Emblem
Anthem:  《义勇军进行曲》 Yìyǒngjūn Jìnxíngqǔ  (Pinyin) "March of the Volunteers" MENU 0:00
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
Largest city		Shanghai[1]
Official languages		Standard Chinese[2][b]
Recognised regional languages		Mongolian Tibetan Uyghur Zhuang various others
Official written language		Vernacular Chinese
Official script		Simplified Chinese[2]
Ethnic groups		91.51% Han[3] 55 minorities[c][show]
Demonym		Chinese
Government		Single-party socialist state
-	President	Xi Jinping[d]
-	Premier	Li Keqiang
-	Congress Chairman	Zhang Dejiang
-	Conference Chairman	Yu Zhengsheng
Legislature		National People's Congress
Formation
-	Unification of Chinaunder the Qin Dynasty	221 BCE
-	Republic established	1 January 1912
-	People's Republic proclaimed	1 October 1949
Area
-	Total	9,596,961 km2[e](3rd/4th) 3,705,407 sq mi
-	Water (%)	0.28%[f]
Population
-	2012 estimate	1,350,695,000[8] (1st)
-	2010 census	1,339,724,852[9] (1st)
-	Density	2011 estimate:[10]144/km2 (83rd) 373/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2013 estimate
-	Total	$14.9614 trillion[11](2nd)
-	Per capita	$10,253[11] (91st)
GDP (nominal)		2013 estimate
-	Total	$9.3253 trillion[11](2nd)
-	Per capita	$6,853[11] (84th)
Gini (2012)		47.4[12] high
HDI (2012)		0.699[13] medium · 101st
Currency		Renminbi (yuan)(¥)[g](CNY)
Time zone		China Standard Time(UTC+8)
Date format		yyyy-mm-dd or yyyy年m月d日 (CE; CE-1949)
Drives on the		right[h]
Calling code		+86
ISO 3166 code		CN
Internet TLD		.cn .中國 .中国