People's Republic of China

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Capital

Beijing

Population

1,404,890,000

Area

9,596,961 km2

Climate

Tropical

Government

Communist party-led state

Currency

renminbi

Languages

Standard Chinese or Mandarin, Yue, Wu

Sells

broadcasting equipment, computers, integrated circuits, garments

Sells to

USA 13%, Hong Kong 8%, Japan 5%

Land borders

14: Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kyrgyzstan ...

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+86

Founded

1949

Hemisphere

Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Standard Chinese or Mandarinofficial

—

Yue

—

Minbei

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Minnan

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What it sells, and to whom

Every line is a thread: click a commodity or a partner to see who else trades in it.

Farms and fisheries

maize
rice
vegetables
wheat
sugarcane
potatoes

Largest cities

Shanghai	24,874,500
Chongqing	22,000,000
Chengdu	20,937,757
Beijing capital	18,960,744
Guangzhou	18,676,605

Wars and conflicts

Click one to see everyone else who fought in it.

World War II1939–1945 World War I1914–1918 Russo-Japanese War1904–1905 Second Sino-Japanese War1937–1945 Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts1947–now Chinese Civil War1927–1949 Cambodian-Vietnamese War1978–1989 Vietnam War1955–1975 Korean War1950–1953 War on Terrorism2001–2021 Sino-Indian War1962 Sino-Vietnamese War1979 Sino-Soviet border conflict1969 Indochina Wars1946–1989 Third Indochina War1975–1991

Form of government

Communist party-led state.

republic one-party state democratic centralism people's republic unitary state parliamentary republic communist dictatorship constitutional republic

Money, belief and alliances

Money

renminbi

Belongs to

United Nations World Meteorological Organization International Civil Defence Organisation BRIC Antarctic Treaty System International Development Association Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Asian Development Bank Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency UNESCO International Bank for Reconstruction and Development states with nuclear weapons World Health Organization

Climate and geography

extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north

Climate zone

Tropical

Highest point

Mount Everest

Landmarks and landscapes

Great Wall of China Forbidden City Terracotta Army Yangtze

Northern hemisphere.

Land borders (14)

Afghanistan

Bhutan

India

Kyrgyzstan

North Korea

Kazakhstan

Laos

Myanmar

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

Russia

Tajikistan

Vietnam

In charge right now

Xi Jinping Head of state

Li Qiang Head of government

Figures from its history

Mao Zedong Founder of the People's Republic Mao Zedong was a Chinese communist revolutionary, political theorist and the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).

Deng Xiaoping Architect of the economic opening Deng Xiaoping was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and political theorist who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1978 to 1989.

Confucius Philosopher Confucius, born Kong Qiu, was a Chinese philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages.