Area Total | 9,596,960 sq km |
Climate | extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north |
Natural Resources | coal, iron ore, helium, petroleum, natural gas, arsenic, bismuth, cobalt, cadmium, ferrosilicon, gallium, germanium, hafnium, indium, lithium, mercury, tantalum, tellurium, tin, titanium, tungsten, antimony, manganese, magnesium, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, rare earth elements, uranium, hydropower potential (world’s largest), arable land |
Imports | South Korea 9.7%, Japan 9.1%, US 8.5%, Germany 5.3%, Australia 5.1% (2017) – electrical and other machinery, including integrated circuits and other computer components, oil and mineral fuels; optical and medical equipment, metal ores, motor vehicles; soybeans |
Government | communist party-led state |
Capital | Beijing |
Population | 1.4 billion (July 2018 est.) |
Ethnicity | Han Chinese 91.6%, Zhuang 1.3%, other (includes Hui, Manchu, Uighur, Miao, Yi, Tujia, Tibetan, Mongol, Dong, Buyei, Yao, Bai, Korean, Hani, Li, Kazakh, Dai, and other nationalities) 7.1% (2010 est.) |
Language | Standard Chinese or Mandarin (official; Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, minority languages (see Ethnic groups entry) |
Exports | US 19%, Hong Kong 12.4%, Japan 6%, South Korea 4.5% (2017) – Exports – commodities field listing electrical and other machinery, including computers and telecommunications equipment, apparel, furniture, textiles |
News about China
- (SP)FRANCE-PARIS-BADMINTON-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS-MEN'S DOUBLES-FINALon September 1, 2025
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- (SCO Tianjin Summit) CHINA-TIANJIN-SCO PLUS-MEETING (CN)on September 1, 2025
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- Interview: China's contribution an important part in World War II, says Harvard historianon September 1, 2025
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- Interview: Shanghai Spirit evolves into comprehensive concept of int'l relations, says Kyrgyz experton September 1, 2025
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- Xinhua Special: A vision with timeless traditional Chinese wisdomon September 1, 2025
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- AU, Ethiopian officials highlight Africa-China cooperation in agriculture, food securityon September 1, 2025
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- SCO Summit 2025: PM Modi underlines need for action against terror financing, radicalisationon September 1, 2025
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- "India and Russia always stood shoulder to shoulder", says PM Modi during bilateral meet with Putinon September 1, 2025
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- "There would be positive outcomes from Prime Minister's visit to China": BJP's Praveen Khandelwalon September 1, 2025
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- SCO member states condemn Pahalgam attack, condemn terrorismon September 1, 2025
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