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People's Republic of China
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| Anthem: "March of the Volunteers" | |
Location of the People's Republic of China
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| Capital | Beijing 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 |
| Largest city by municipal boundary | Chongqing[a] |
| Largest city by urban population | Shanghai |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese (de facto)[2] |
| Simplified Chinese (Chinese mainland), Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong, Macau) | |
| Ethnic groups
(2020)
[3]
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| Religion
(2023)
[4]
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| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic |
| Xi Jinping | |
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Premier
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Li Qiang |
| Zhao Leji | |
| Wang Huning | |
| Han Zheng | |
| Legislature | National People's Congress[d] |
| Formation | |
| c. 2070 BCE | |
| 221 BCE | |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 1 October 1949 | |
| Area | |
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• Total
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9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][8] (3rd/4th) |
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• Water (%)
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2.8[5] |
| Population | |
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• 2024 estimate
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 1,408,280,000[f][9] (2nd) |
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• Density
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147/km2 (380.7/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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 $39.438 trillion[g][10] (1st) |
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• Per capita
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$28,008[10] (73rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
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• Total
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$19.535 trillion[10] (2nd) |
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• Per capita
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$13,873[10] (70th) |
| Gini (2021) |  35.7[11]medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.788[12] high (75th) |
| Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[h] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Calling code | |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
| Internet TLD | |
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People's Republic of China
|
|
|---|---|
| Anthem: "March of the Volunteers" | |
|
Location of the People's Republic of China
|
|
| Capital | Beijing 39°55′N 116°23′E / 39.917°N 116.383°E / 39.917; 116.383 |
| Largest city by municipal boundary | Chongqing[a] |
| Largest city by urban population | Shanghai |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese (de facto)[2] |
| Simplified Chinese (Chinese mainland), Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong, Macau) | |
| Ethnic groups
(2020)
[3]
|
|
| Religion
(2023)
[4]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic |
| Xi Jinping | |
|
•
Premier
|
Li Qiang |
| Zhao Leji | |
| Wang Huning | |
| Han Zheng | |
| Legislature | National People's Congress[d] |
| Formation | |
| c. 2070 BCE | |
| 221 BCE | |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 1 October 1949 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][8] (3rd/4th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
2.8[5] |
| Population | |
|
• 2024 estimate
|
1,408,280,000[f][9] (2nd) |
|
• Density
|
147/km2 (380.7/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$39.438 trillion[g][10] (1st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$28,008[10] (73rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2025 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$19.535 trillion[10] (2nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$13,873[10] (70th) |
| Gini (2021) | 35.7[11] medium inequality |
| HDI (2022) | 0.788[12] high (75th) |
| Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[h] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Calling code | |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
| Internet TLD | |
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