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Published: 06 Oct 2008 17:37:07 PST

Capital: Beijing

Population

Total Population (million): 1319.98259569
Annual growth rate: 0.5578655%
Density: 140.6541inhab./km²
Urban population: 41.3%
Ethnic Origins:
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese.
Other languages spoken: There are more than a hundred dialects which limit a lot oral understanding of the language.
Business language: English is used for commercial correspondence. However, an interpreter is often required during personal contact with Chinese businesspeople.
Religion: Atheists 70.9%, Tribal Religions 19.8%, Buddhists 6.2%, Christians 0.3%, Others 2.8%.

Country overview

Area: 9598060 km²
Type of State: Communist Republic having a single party system, authoritarian in structure and ideology.
Type of economy: Lower-middle-income economy, Emerging Financial Market
Largest population in the world; highest GDP growth rate in the world over the last 10 years.

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from China, dial 00
To call in China, dial 86
Internet suffix: .cn
Computers: 4.1
Telephone lines:
Internet users:
Access to electricity: n.c.

Source: FITA

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