| 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
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- Dance, volunteering weave a tighter bond in China's Inner Mongolia communityon September 20, 2026
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- CHINA-HUBEI-WUHAN-GLOBAL MAYORS DIALOGUE (CN)on September 20, 2026
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- How will China's Pinglu Canal chart new economic tides for ASEANon September 20, 2026
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- Photo Flash | China, U.S. start economic, trade consultations in New Yorkon September 20, 2026
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- Lockheed details new AIM-260 missile as Pentagon rebuilds stockson September 20, 2026
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- CHINA-JILIN-TECH STRATEGY-BLACK SOIL (CN)on September 20, 2026
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- Asian Games: Wushu athlete Aparna Dahiya exits after Round of 16 defeaton September 20, 2026
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- Hundreds rally in Toronto against China's persecution of Falun Gong, transnational repressionon September 20, 2026
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- India's Kabaddi teams chase double gold as Asian Games campaign begins in Aichi-Nagoyaon September 20, 2026
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- Xinhua Headlines: China-Africa cooperation in vocational education builds skills, opens opportunitieson September 20, 2026
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- (SP)JAPAN-NAGOYA-ASIAN GAMES-SOFT TENNIS-MEN'S TEAM FINALon September 20, 2026
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- Asian Games 2026: Dilpreet shines as Indian men's hockey team thrashes Indonesia 13-1on September 20, 2026
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- India's MMA fighter Varun Sanyal withdraws from Asian Games on medical groundson September 20, 2026
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- "A due reward": Ian Bishop hails Shafali Verma for maiden T20I century in Asian Gameson September 20, 2026
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- (SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING-WOMEN'S 4X100M FREESTYLE RELAY FINALon September 20, 2026
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- Fighting way out of favela, young Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coaches head for Chinaon September 20, 2026
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- Bright Journey to the Pacific: Chinese experts restore sight for cataract patients in Fijion September 20, 2026
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- Asian Games 2026: Shafali Verma rewrites record books with century in semi-final against Bangladeshon September 20, 2026
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- Hong Kong customs seizes 13kg of suspected ketamine at airport, man arrestedby Theodora Yu on September 20, 2026
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- Singaporean healthcare professional experiences futuristic smart living in Chinaon September 20, 2026
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- The Viewpoint: Greater momentum for China-ASEAN cooperationon September 20, 2026
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- Chinese dance drama "Mulan" bridges cultures, resonates with New Yorkerson September 20, 2026
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- Hong Kong school told to review arrangements after alleged Cantonese video banby Theodora Yu on September 20, 2026
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- (SP)JAPAN-NAGOYA-ASIAN GAMES-MODERN PENTATHLON-MEN'S TEAMon September 20, 2026
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- (SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING-MEN'S 100M BACKSTROKE FINALon September 20, 2026
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- (SP)JAPAN-TOKYO-ASIAN GAMES-SWIMMING-WOMEN'S 50M BREAST STROKE FINALon September 20, 2026
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