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Population
1,321,851,888
Official Languages
- Standard Chinese or Mandarin (Putonghua, based on the Beijing dialect)
- Yue (Cantonese)
- Wu (Shanghainese)
- Minbei (Fuzhou)
- Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese)
- Xiang
- Gan
- Hakka dialects, minority languages
National Anthem
March of the Volunteers
Capital
Beijing
Currency
Yuan
Government
- Communist state
- Chief of State/President - Hu Jintao
- Vice President - Zeng Qinghong
- Head of Government/Premier - Wen Jiabao
- Executive Vice Premiers - Wu Yi, Zeng Peiyan, Hui Liangyu
Major Airports
- Capital International (Beijing)
- Hong Qiao International (Shanghai)
- Pudong International (Shanghai)
- Hong Kong International
Miscellaneous Facts
- Total Size - 9,596,960 square kilometers / 9,326,410 square miles
- Country Code - +86
- Internet Extension - .cn
Work Force
798 million
Work Force by Occupation
- Agriculture - 45%
- Industry - 24%
- Services - 31%
Unemployment
4.2%
Economy
Industries
- mining and ore processing
- iron
- steel
- aluminum, and other metals
- coal
- machine building
- armaments
- textiles and apparel
- petroleum
- cement
- chemicals
- fertilizers
- consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics
- food processing
- transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft telecommunications equipment
- commercial space launch vehicles
- satellites
Exports
- machinery and equipment
- plastics
- optical and medical equipment
- iron and steel
Imports
- machinery and equipment
- oil and mineral fuels
- plastics
- optical and medical equipment
- organic chemicals
- iron and steel
Political parties
- Chinese Communist Party (Hu Jintao)
- 8 registered small parties controlled by CCP
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