| Point | Information |
| Country Name | People’s Republic of China |
| Short Name | China |
| Capital | Beijing |
| Largest city | Shanghai (urban area)
Chongqing (city proper) |
| Official languages | Standard Chinese |
| National Languages | Mandarin, Chinese, Mongolian, Uyghur, Tibetan, Zhuang |
| Religion | 73.6% No religion or Folk, 15.8% Buddhism, 5.5% Salvationist sects, 3.6% Christianity, 1.5% Islam |
| Demonym(s) | Chinese |
| Government | Unitary Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic |
| President | Xi Jinping |
| Vice President | Wang Qishan |
| House Speaker | Yang Zhenwu |
| Chief Justice | Zhou Qiang |
| Total Area | 9,596,961 km2 (3,705,407 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 2.8% |
| Total Land Area (%) | 9,328,246 km2 |
| Population | 1,400,050,000 (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $29.471 trillion (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $15.269 trillion (2020 estimate) |
| Currency | Renminbi (yuan; ¥) (CNY) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Date format | · yyyy-mm-dd
· or yyyy年m月d日 · (CE; CE-1949) |
| Mains Electricity | 220 V – 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right |
| Calling code | +86 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN |
| Internet TLD | .cn |
| Political Parties | Communist Party of China (CPC)
China Zhi Gong Party (CZGP) Chinese Peasants’ and Workers’ Democratic Party (CPWDP) China Democratic League (CDL) |
| Independence Day | Proclamation of the People’s Republic – 1 October 1949 |
| Tallest Building | Shanghai Tower
Ping An Finance Centre Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre Tianjin CTF Finance Centre |
| Richest Persons | Jack Ma
Ma Huateng Hui Ka Yan He Xiangjian |
| Top Website | Tmall.com
Baidu.com Qq.com Sohu.com |
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