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About China
Full country name: People's Republic of ChinaArea: 9,596,960 sq km (mainland) Population: 1.29 billion (mainland) Capital city: Beijing (pop 13 million) People: Han Chinese (93%), plus 55 ethnic minorities Languages: Putonghua (Beijing Mandarin dialect), Cantonese Religion: Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism (no stats available); Islam (14 million), Christianity (7 million) Government: Communist republic Major industries: Iron, steel, coal, machinery, automobiles, petrolium, chemicals, telecommunications, textiles Major trading partners: USA, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Taiwan © Copyright 2005 Lonely Planet Publications. All rights reserved. Used with permission. www.lonelyplanet.com |
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