People's Republic of China
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Anthem: "March of the Volunteers" | |
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 characters | |
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 | |
• Total
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9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][8] (3rd / 4th) |
• Water (%)
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2.8[5] |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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1,409,670,000[9] (2nd) |
• Density
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145[10]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$37.072 trillion[f][11] (1st) |
• Per capita
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$26,309[11] (73rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$18.273 trillion[11] (2nd) |
• Per capita
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$12,968[11] (68th) |
Gini (2021) | 35.7[12] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.788[13] high (75th) |
Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[g] (CNY) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Calling code | |
ISO 3166 code | CN |
Internet TLD |
People's Republic of China
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: "March of the Volunteers" | |
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 characters | |
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 | |
• 2023 estimate
|
1,409,670,000[9] (2nd) |
• Density
|
145[10]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$37.072 trillion[f][11] (1st) |
• Per capita
|
$26,309[11] (73rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$18.273 trillion[11] (2nd) |
• Per capita
|
$12,968[11] (68th) |
Gini (2021) | 35.7[12] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.788[13] high (75th) |
Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[g] (CNY) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Calling code | |
ISO 3166 code | CN |
Internet TLD |