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China
Overview I China Map I Social
Life I Values I Religions
I Festivals
China
Overview
| Country
name |
People's
Republic of China |
| Local
long form |
Zhonghua
Renmin Gongheguo |
| Local
Short form |
Zhong
Guo |
| Abbreviation |
PRC |
| Data
code |
CN |
| Capital
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Beijing |
| Major
cities |
Shanghai,
Guangzhou, Tianjin, Chongqing, Nanjing |
| Nationalities |
Han
- 91%, Other 56 ethnic groups - 9 % (Mongol, Zhuang, Manchu,
Uighur, Miao, Tai, Buyi, Hui, Korean, Tibetan) |
| Languages |
Putonghua
(Mandarin - Beijing dialect), Cantonese dialect |
| Population |
1.35
billion (2001 year) |
| Total
area |
9.6
million square km |
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