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Location
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Eastern Asia, between North Korea and Vietnam.
China borders the East China Sea, Korea
Bay, Yellow Sea, and South China Sea
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Capital
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Beijing
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Surface
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9,596,960 sq km
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Population
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Chinese 1,284,303,705 (July 2000 est.) people
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Currency
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China Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
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GDP
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Purchasing
power parity - $6 trillion (2002 est.)
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GDP/capita
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Purchasing
power parity - $4,600 (2002 est.)
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Language
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Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua,
based on the Beijing dialect), Yue (Cantonese),
Wu (Shanghaiese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan
(Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects
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Religion
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Daoist (Taoist), Buddhist, Muslim 1%-2%,
Christian 3%-4%
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Government
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Communist
republic - President Hu Jintao
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Time
Zone
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GMT +8 (Standard time is Beijing time throughout
the country)
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Telecom
Code
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86 and local 8 digit number
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Airport
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Nanjing International Airport (NKG/ZSNJ)
- Shenzhen-Huang Tian Int´l Airport
(SZX/ZGSZ) - Xiamen - Gaoqi Int´l
Airport (XMN/ZSAM) - Beijing Airport (PEK/ZBAA)
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Driving
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On right hand side of the road, license
required
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Electrical
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220/240V, 50Hz
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Political
climate
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Stable country
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