China

Presentation

Capital: Peking

Population

Total Population (million): 1,319.98

Annual growth rate: 0.58%

Density: 137 inhab./km²

Urban population: 40.40%

Population of principal urban areas : Shanghai (14230992); Peking (10300723); Guangzhou (7547467); Tianjin (6839008); Wuhan (6787482); Shenzhen (6480340)

Ethnic Origins: 91.9% of Chinesse; 8.1% of Zhuang, of Ouïghours, of Hui, of Yi, of Tibetans, of Miao, of Mandchous, of Mongols, of Buyi, of Koreans and other nationalities.

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%.

Literacy rate: 90.92%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Beijing

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 9,598,060 km²

Type of State: The People's Republic of China is a communist state. Deng Xiao Ping had suggested the phrase "market socialism" to qualify the evolution of the PRC. China corresponds to a centralised unitary state completely managed by the Chinese Communist party with a great national administration, authoritative in its structure as well as its ideology.

Type of economy: Country with intermediate income (low bracket), emerging financial market.
Largest population in the world; highest GDP growth rate in the world over the last 10 years.

HID*: 0.777

HDI (world rank): 81/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Beijing

F° | C°

13°

Low: 4° | High: 17°

Humidity: 36% | Wind: 13 km/h
Sunrise: 6:47 am | Sunset: 5:09 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from China, dial 00
To call in China, dial 86

Internet suffix: .cn

Computers: 4.1 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 27.8 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 10.4 per 100 inhabitants