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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 urban population | Shanghai |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese (de facto)[1] |
| Simplified characters | |
| Ethnic groups
(2020)
[2]
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| Religion
(2023)
[3]
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| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state |
| Xi Jinping | |
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•
Premier
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Li Qiang |
| Zhao Leji | |
| Wang Huning | |
| Han Zheng | |
| Legislature | National People's Congress[c] |
| Formation | |
| c. 2070 BCE | |
| 221 BCE | |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 24 October 1945[d] | |
| 1 October 1949 | |
| 20 September 1954 | |
| 4 December 1982 | |
| 20 December 1999 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
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9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][6] (3rd / 4th) |
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• Water (%)
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2.8[7] |
| Population | |
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• 2023 estimate
|
 1,409,670,000[8] (2nd) |
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• Density
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145[9]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
|
 $35.291 trillion[f][10] (1st) |
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• Per capita
|
$25,015[10] (73rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
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$18.533 trillion[10] (2nd) |
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• Per capita
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$13,136[10] (68th) |
| Gini (2020) |  37.1[11]medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.788[12] high (75th) |
| Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[g] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Date format | YMD |
| Driving side | |
| 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 urban population | Shanghai |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese (de facto)[1] |
| Simplified characters | |
| Ethnic groups
(2020)
[2]
|
|
| Religion
(2023)
[3]
|
|
| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist state |
| Xi Jinping | |
|
•
Premier
|
Li Qiang |
| Zhao Leji | |
| Wang Huning | |
| Han Zheng | |
| Legislature | National People's Congress[c] |
| Formation | |
| c. 2070 BCE | |
| 221 BCE | |
| 1 January 1912 | |
| 24 October 1945[d] | |
| 1 October 1949 | |
| 20 September 1954 | |
| 4 December 1982 | |
| 20 December 1999 | |
| Area | |
|
• Total
|
9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi)[e][6] (3rd / 4th) |
|
• Water (%)
|
2.8[7] |
| Population | |
|
• 2023 estimate
|
1,409,670,000[8] (2nd) |
|
• Density
|
145[9]/km2 (375.5/sq mi) (83rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$35.291 trillion[f][10] (1st) |
|
• Per capita
|
$25,015[10] (73rd) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
|
• Total
|
$18.533 trillion[10] (2nd) |
|
• Per capita
|
$13,136[10] (68th) |
| Gini (2020) | 37.1[11] medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.788[12] high (75th) |
| Currency | Renminbi (元/¥)[g] (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Date format | YMD |
| Driving side | |
| Calling code | |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
| Internet TLD | |
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